Egypt
News Item: Ongoing work at Karnak and the Valley of the Kings
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/698/hr1.htm
An overview of the excavation, conservation and archaeological research project carried out this year by the Centre Franco-Egyptian d'Etude des Temples de Karnak (CFEETK), along with their Egyptian colleagues, in five different areas of Karnak temple.
Also, a description of the SCA's planned activities in the valley of the Kings: The SCA is undertaking a site management project with a Japanese Government grant of $2.6 million offered as a grant by the Japanese government.to provide a proper Visitor Centre, a new security system and stricter guidelines for tourists.
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Karnak Online Bibliographical Project
CFEETK Many thanks to Chuck Jones and his Ancient World Online blog for this link. The development of a new CFEETK archives database started in 2009 has required a new unified bibliographic management tool. To allow a wider diffusion of the researches...
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Karnak To Undergo Restoration
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The Karnak development project will soon be officially inaugurated by President Hosni Mubarak, Nevine El-Aref reports Even in ruins, Karnak Temples remain a spectacular sight. Within the temples enclosure is a cluster...
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Upgrading Queen Hatsheput's Temple
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/A short piece by Hassan Saadallah about rennovations to the temple of the Deir el Bahri temple of Queen Hatshepsut: "An urgent project will start soon to preserve the el-Deir el-Bahari Temple of Queen Hatshepsut...
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Sis Statement About The Grand Museum
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o240625b.htmThe Egyptian State Information Service has released a statement about the new museum planned for the Giza Plateau. The enitre item is quoted here: " Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said the Grand Egyptian...
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More Secrets From Karnak
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/747/he1.htm As usual, Nevine El-Aref does justice to a new discovery in a detailed and articulate feature in Al Ahram Weekly: "Last week, during the annual inspection tour carried out by the Supreme Council of Antiquities...
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