Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/691/heritage.htm
When Lake Nasser was created, many Nubian monuments were rescued. Others were lost beneath the waters created by the new Aswan Dam. This Al Ahram Weekly article discusses both the prehistory and history of Nubia, and the work done to preserve its heritage.
- Beni Hassan First In National Project To Document Egypt’s Heritage
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Eight years after giving the go-ahead for the National Project to Document Egypt’s Heritage, Beni Hassan necropolis in the Upper Egyptian town of Minya has become the first site on the list to be documented. The...
- Exhibition: Abu Simbel - The Salvaging Of The Monuments
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) To highlight Italy's help in rescuing Nubian monuments during the Salvage Campaign of the 1960s and 70s, a photographic exhibition is on show at Al-Sama Khana. Nevine El-Aref recalls the events as she tours the display...
- An Sos For Qasr Ibrim On Lake Nasser
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) In the 1960s when Egypt decided to build the High Dam and called for the salvage operation of Nubian monuments, all temples were relocated to another, safer location except the monuments of Qasr Ibrim which was built on...
- Misplaced Museum
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/774/he1.htm Article on the Al Ahram Weekly site about why the Nubia Museum is visited so infrequently by tourists: "The loss of Nubia was one of the world's great tragedies. Not only did it mean the inundation of an...
- Lake Mareotis In Ancient Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/720/heritage.htm "In ancient times Lake Mareotis was a pleasure resort and watering spot surrounded by market gardens. " Al Ahram Weekly article about the occupation of Egypt in the Greek, Roman and following periods. ...
Egypt
Nubian Monuments in the Past and Present
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/691/heritage.htm
When Lake Nasser was created, many Nubian monuments were rescued. Others were lost beneath the waters created by the new Aswan Dam. This Al Ahram Weekly article discusses both the prehistory and history of Nubia, and the work done to preserve its heritage.
- Beni Hassan First In National Project To Document Egypt’s Heritage
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Eight years after giving the go-ahead for the National Project to Document Egypt’s Heritage, Beni Hassan necropolis in the Upper Egyptian town of Minya has become the first site on the list to be documented. The...
- Exhibition: Abu Simbel - The Salvaging Of The Monuments
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) To highlight Italy's help in rescuing Nubian monuments during the Salvage Campaign of the 1960s and 70s, a photographic exhibition is on show at Al-Sama Khana. Nevine El-Aref recalls the events as she tours the display...
- An Sos For Qasr Ibrim On Lake Nasser
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) In the 1960s when Egypt decided to build the High Dam and called for the salvage operation of Nubian monuments, all temples were relocated to another, safer location except the monuments of Qasr Ibrim which was built on...
- Misplaced Museum
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/774/he1.htm Article on the Al Ahram Weekly site about why the Nubia Museum is visited so infrequently by tourists: "The loss of Nubia was one of the world's great tragedies. Not only did it mean the inundation of an...
- Lake Mareotis In Ancient Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/720/heritage.htm "In ancient times Lake Mareotis was a pleasure resort and watering spot surrounded by market gardens. " Al Ahram Weekly article about the occupation of Egypt in the Greek, Roman and following periods. ...