Priority on site management
Egypt

Priority on site management


http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/811/he1.htm
"With the approach of a new archaeological season, Jill Kamil takes a look at a number of projects either completed, in progress, or planned for the coming years . . . . Much has been achieved since ARCE signed agreements with USAID, in 1993, 1995 and 2004, to conduct projects for the conservation of Egyptian antiquities. Much remains to be done. Of all the projects in the pipeline, however, perhaps the site management and training programme is among the most important. Upon completion of the plan for Medinet Habu, and following appropriate discussion and approval with the SCA, ARCE intends to implement the site presentation elements of the plan with the team of Luxor participants and with funds from the EAC."
See the above page for the rest of this insight into Egypt's site management priorities.




- What's Going On In Heritage Management?
Al Ahram Weekly (Jill Kamil) Netherlands/Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American Research Centre in Egypt (ARCE) convened a one-day Heritage Management Workshop on 22 November to review the current situation in Egypt and discuss a way forward....

- Egyptian Registrars Graduate From Training Initiative
drhawass.com Good news to see that Egyptians are gaining qualifications to take up professions in Egyptology. Today the Egyptian Museum, the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) celebrated the graduation of the...

- Report: Theban Mapping Project Progress Report
Theban Mapping Project (Kent Weeks) Also available as aPDF (management plan only, not the report on KV5) Kent Weeks reports on the work at KV5 and the development of a management plan for the Valley of the Kings. The section dealing with the management...

- 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...

- Zahi Hawass Dig Days: Protecting History
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/770/he3.htm"The term 'site management' is often used today by Egyptologists and archaeologists, but very few people understand its meaning. They use this term because it sounds good, and also to show that they know...



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