Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
- Carter's Souvenirs To Come Home
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb formerly in the private collections of Howard Carter and Lord Caernarvon have returned to Egypt after nearly nine decades, reports Nevine El-Aref It seems that the spell of the Golden...
- Howard Carter's House And Luxor
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Howard Carter’s house is located on the west bank of Luxor just before you enter the Valley of the Kings. Unfortunately, it was neglected for a long time and was not being used for anything except collecting dust. I decided...
- Variations On An Enigma
Al Ahram Weekly Recent discoveries at the Valley of the Kings on Luxor's west bank have changed the understanding of one of the most intriguing archaeological sites in Egypt, says Nevine El-Aref The Valley of the Kings is one of the richest and most...
- Celebrating The Birthday Of Tutankhamun
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/772/he1.htm"As 2005 drew towards a close, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square celebrated the 83rd anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb with a gala party. This featured the opening of a landmark exhibition...
- Replica Of Tutankhamun's Tomb
It has been decided to set up the replica of Tutankhamun's tomb next to Howard Carter's house near Luxor where it will stay until the Grand Egyptian Museum opens at which time the replica tomb will put there where it was supposed to go. The...
Egypt
News summary: Update from Luxor
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
A new entrance for Luxor Temple and the reopening of Howard Carter's dig house as a museum are the main events commemorating the 87th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, says Nevine El-Aref
Waset is the pattern of every city... Mankind came into being within it, to find every city in its true name."
These words uttered by an ancient Egyptian priest and recorded for posterity testify to the significance of Waset, the ancient name for Luxor. It means, literally, "the specter", and it houses what is today arguably the world's most amazing archaeological site.
Over the span of history its magical atmosphere has magnetised Egyptologists, historians and visitors and lured thousands of excavators to the Theban west bank. These erstwhile treasure hunters, later skilled archaeologists, tried to uncover the resting place of all those renowned Pharaohs and other royals who once ruled Egypt and helped establish the country's great ancient Egyptian civilisation.
To highlight Luxor's ancient history and new discoveries, and celebrate the anniversary of one of its greatest find, made on 4 November 1922, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) opened a new entrance to Luxor Temple, reopened Howard Carter's rest house with a view to developing it into an open air museum, and held an archaeological forum to discuss Carter's discovery and subsequent research on the Valley of the Kings.
- Carter's Souvenirs To Come Home
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb formerly in the private collections of Howard Carter and Lord Caernarvon have returned to Egypt after nearly nine decades, reports Nevine El-Aref It seems that the spell of the Golden...
- Howard Carter's House And Luxor
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Howard Carter’s house is located on the west bank of Luxor just before you enter the Valley of the Kings. Unfortunately, it was neglected for a long time and was not being used for anything except collecting dust. I decided...
- Variations On An Enigma
Al Ahram Weekly Recent discoveries at the Valley of the Kings on Luxor's west bank have changed the understanding of one of the most intriguing archaeological sites in Egypt, says Nevine El-Aref The Valley of the Kings is one of the richest and most...
- Celebrating The Birthday Of Tutankhamun
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/772/he1.htm"As 2005 drew towards a close, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square celebrated the 83rd anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb with a gala party. This featured the opening of a landmark exhibition...
- Replica Of Tutankhamun's Tomb
It has been decided to set up the replica of Tutankhamun's tomb next to Howard Carter's house near Luxor where it will stay until the Grand Egyptian Museum opens at which time the replica tomb will put there where it was supposed to go. The...