Egypt
Saving the Serapeum
Dr. Zahi Hawass has released this article on the preservation of the famous Serapeum.
http://drhawass.com/blog/saving-serapeum
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New Site Openings
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) According to Hawass the following sites are to open soon. There are some notes about some of the sites on the above page. The Hanging Church (Coptic), CairoSuez MuseumCrocodile Museum, Kom OmboVisitor Centre, Amarna (Thanks...
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Saving The Serapeum
drhawass.com With photographs. The Saqqara plateau served as a burial site to the ancient Egyptians for over three thousand years. It is home to pyramids, private tombs and temples, and is even the burial place of sacred animals. The most famous of the...
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Part Of Avenue Of Sphinxes Discovered At Saqqara
Los Tiempos.com Noticias The SCA have announced that a team of Egyptian archaeologists have found a part of an ancient avenue of Sphinxes at Saqqara. According to the information released by the SCA the avenue was entioned in Graecoroman manuscripts and...
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Conserving Monuments
Here Dr. Hawass talks about conservation of monuments in particularly the step pyramid and the serapeum. Dr. Hawass also mentions an unexplored shaft on the east side of the step pyramid that will be excavated. The fine doctor also briefly discusses climate...
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Saving The Step Pyramid
An article from Dr. Hawass on the rising ground water and the damages being caused to Djoser's pyramid and the work being done to save the pyramid. http://drhawass.com/blog/saving-step-pyramid...
Egypt