Egypt
Here we have another article on the preservation of decorated tombs by creating replicas for tourists to visit.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/19/pharoah-tomb.html
- Tomb Of Tutankhamun To Close
Many thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for these links. El Pais (Jacinto Anton) Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that the tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed in order to prevent ongoing deterioration caused by mass...
- The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed to visitors soon in an effort to protect the tomb and it's painting from a thousand visitors a day. In an effort to still please tourists Dr. Zahi Hawass has commissioned a replica tomb. There seems little choice...
- The Pharaoh's Tomb
Perhaps the most visited tomb in the world the tomb of Tutankhamen in the valley of kings is by no means a grand affair compared to those of the other Pharaoh's buried in the valley. The tomb is to be conserved and there is the idea of closing the...
- Replicas
The idea of building replica tombs is an excellent idea for preservation of the well traveled tombs such as Seti I, Rameses VI and Nefertari and closing the original may well alter the tourist desire to visit certain sites which in turn will naturally...
- Saving Kings Tombs In The Valley
Certainly the most important decorated tombs should be closed to protect the wall decorations but there must be a way of sealing off the painted burial chamber of Tutankhamen from tourists standing in the antechamber. Also tombs who's decoration is...
Egypt
Saving History in Replica
Here we have another article on the preservation of decorated tombs by creating replicas for tourists to visit.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/19/pharoah-tomb.html
- Tomb Of Tutankhamun To Close
Many thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for these links. El Pais (Jacinto Anton) Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that the tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed in order to prevent ongoing deterioration caused by mass...
- The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed to visitors soon in an effort to protect the tomb and it's painting from a thousand visitors a day. In an effort to still please tourists Dr. Zahi Hawass has commissioned a replica tomb. There seems little choice...
- The Pharaoh's Tomb
Perhaps the most visited tomb in the world the tomb of Tutankhamen in the valley of kings is by no means a grand affair compared to those of the other Pharaoh's buried in the valley. The tomb is to be conserved and there is the idea of closing the...
- Replicas
The idea of building replica tombs is an excellent idea for preservation of the well traveled tombs such as Seti I, Rameses VI and Nefertari and closing the original may well alter the tourist desire to visit certain sites which in turn will naturally...
- Saving Kings Tombs In The Valley
Certainly the most important decorated tombs should be closed to protect the wall decorations but there must be a way of sealing off the painted burial chamber of Tutankhamen from tourists standing in the antechamber. Also tombs who's decoration is...