Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm (Norhan Elkaheem)
- Archaeology Meets Politics: Spring Comes To Ancient Egypt
Nature (Jo Marchant) In a secluded stretch of desert about 300 kilometres south of Cairo, hundreds of bodies lie buried in the sand. Wrapped in linen and rolled up in stiff mats made of sticks, they are little more than bones. But their ornate plaited...
- 5,000-year-old Cemetery Found In S Egypt
Xinhuanet An Egyptian archeological mission has unearthed a 5,000-year-old royal burial ground in southern Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported on Saturday. The cemetery was discovered in Umm el-Ga'ab area, south of the historical city...
- Modern Egypt - Sundry Posts
Made in Egypt Al Ahram Weekly (Amira Al-Noshokaty) "This is the entrance of Akhmim," points Mariam Azmi at her art work, as she ushers me in to Al-Kawsar district's sizeable garden. "On Sham Al-Neseem -- Easter -- everybody, Muslims and Copts, go...
- 3500 Year Old Tomb At Beni Suef
The State Information Service confirms an earlier report that a new cemetery has been found by a Spanish Mission at Beni Suef: An ancient cemetery was discovered in the governorate of Beni Suef. The cemetery, discovered by a Spanish mission in the Ahnasia...
- Pharaonic Cemetery Discovered In Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/wr78u (sis.gov.eg) Frustratingly brief announcement, in its entirety, from the State Information Service: "The Egyptian-French archeological mission has discovered a Pharaonic cemetery inside the ancient Ramsis Temple in Luxor. The...
Egypt
Relocation of cemetery for archaeological purposes
Al Masry Al Youm (Norhan Elkaheem)
The argument appears to be that the cemetery could overlie significant New Kingdom and Graeco-Roman remains.
Akhmim village, Sohag-- Two women, clad in black, and a young girl are kneeling over a pile of burning paper at the entrance of Akhmim village's sole, seven-century-old cemetery. They are partaking in what appears to be a death ritual, blowing wisps of smoke with pieces of cardboard papers, and speaking in hushed, hurried tones.
"My husband is buried here," says the younger of the two women before they scurry off into the narrow alley that leads to his grave.
But not for long. At the end of April, Sohag's governor announced that as of 1 May, the 150,000 residents of Akhmim would be banned from burying their dead in their traditional cemetary, which Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquites (SCA) recently designated as an archeological site . . . .
Since the cemetary was closed to the public, more than 50 bodies have been buried in a new cemetery on the outskirts of the village--a 77 feddan, LE80 million project funded equally by the SCA and the governorate. Bodies from the old cemetery, numbering in the thousands, will gradually be moved by their families after the Ministry of Health and Al-Azhar complete reports evaluating health and religious concerns.
- Archaeology Meets Politics: Spring Comes To Ancient Egypt
Nature (Jo Marchant) In a secluded stretch of desert about 300 kilometres south of Cairo, hundreds of bodies lie buried in the sand. Wrapped in linen and rolled up in stiff mats made of sticks, they are little more than bones. But their ornate plaited...
- 5,000-year-old Cemetery Found In S Egypt
Xinhuanet An Egyptian archeological mission has unearthed a 5,000-year-old royal burial ground in southern Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported on Saturday. The cemetery was discovered in Umm el-Ga'ab area, south of the historical city...
- Modern Egypt - Sundry Posts
Made in Egypt Al Ahram Weekly (Amira Al-Noshokaty) "This is the entrance of Akhmim," points Mariam Azmi at her art work, as she ushers me in to Al-Kawsar district's sizeable garden. "On Sham Al-Neseem -- Easter -- everybody, Muslims and Copts, go...
- 3500 Year Old Tomb At Beni Suef
The State Information Service confirms an earlier report that a new cemetery has been found by a Spanish Mission at Beni Suef: An ancient cemetery was discovered in the governorate of Beni Suef. The cemetery, discovered by a Spanish mission in the Ahnasia...
- Pharaonic Cemetery Discovered In Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/wr78u (sis.gov.eg) Frustratingly brief announcement, in its entirety, from the State Information Service: "The Egyptian-French archeological mission has discovered a Pharaonic cemetery inside the ancient Ramsis Temple in Luxor. The...