Egypt
With the crush of tourism must come the concern for the ancient monuments. Particularly vulnerable are tombs so this is what Dr. Zahi Hawass is doing to protect those treasures under his care.
http://drhawass.com/blog/protecting-valley-kings
- Of Pyramids And Protesters
Newsweek (Peter Der Manuelian) “There’s the Great Pyramid. Since you are new here, please go over to the entrance and try to bribe the guard to let you spend the night in the King’s Chamber.” This was my first encounter as a student Egyptologist...
- Cairo Storehose Broken Into On Monday
Al Masry Al Youm Around 60 thieves broke into the Selim Hassan artifact storehouse near the Pyramids on Monday, said Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass. Hawass told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the army left the location when police were re-deployed, having...
- Tourism: Tourist Regulations In The Vok
drhawass.com Many people who come to Egypt like to take pictures everywhere, to remember their visit. However, many people come into the Cairo Museum and take pictures with flash, even though there are signs everywhere saying no flash photography, which...
- Features: A Round Up Of Recent Features
I'll be here forever and a day if I try to put together a post for each drhawass.com and Heritage Key feature that has appeared in the last couple of weeks so apologies for the brevity but here's a list of those that struck me as the most interesting....
- Protecting The Valley Of The Kings
drhawass.com I always say that the Egyptian monuments will be completely destroyed in less than 100 years if tourism isn’t managed properly. Tourism is the number one threat to the Egyptian antiquities. In Egypt we have started many important site management...
Egypt
Preserving the Monuments
With the crush of tourism must come the concern for the ancient monuments. Particularly vulnerable are tombs so this is what Dr. Zahi Hawass is doing to protect those treasures under his care.
http://drhawass.com/blog/protecting-valley-kings
- Of Pyramids And Protesters
Newsweek (Peter Der Manuelian) “There’s the Great Pyramid. Since you are new here, please go over to the entrance and try to bribe the guard to let you spend the night in the King’s Chamber.” This was my first encounter as a student Egyptologist...
- Cairo Storehose Broken Into On Monday
Al Masry Al Youm Around 60 thieves broke into the Selim Hassan artifact storehouse near the Pyramids on Monday, said Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass. Hawass told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the army left the location when police were re-deployed, having...
- Tourism: Tourist Regulations In The Vok
drhawass.com Many people who come to Egypt like to take pictures everywhere, to remember their visit. However, many people come into the Cairo Museum and take pictures with flash, even though there are signs everywhere saying no flash photography, which...
- Features: A Round Up Of Recent Features
I'll be here forever and a day if I try to put together a post for each drhawass.com and Heritage Key feature that has appeared in the last couple of weeks so apologies for the brevity but here's a list of those that struck me as the most interesting....
- Protecting The Valley Of The Kings
drhawass.com I always say that the Egyptian monuments will be completely destroyed in less than 100 years if tourism isn’t managed properly. Tourism is the number one threat to the Egyptian antiquities. In Egypt we have started many important site management...