Egypt
"Even though we had allowed people to take pictures in the Valley, people continued to bribe the guards and take cameras into the tombs and use flash."
Dr. Zahi Hawass
I would be curious to know what exactly does a guard make working in the Valley of Kings? People who make a decent living will respect their jobs and be better employees. That being said the root of the problem is the infection known as tourists who bring their manners, whatever that's worth, and a pocket full of cash.
A thousand U.S. dollars to a guard in the Valley of Kings will get me what special treatment? Is this a lot of money to a guard in the valley? Is $5000 enough for me to take pictures in the tomb of Seti I or would it be cheaper on an official level?
Three thousand dollars gets me into Nefertari's tomb in the Valley of Queens but can I take pictures or is that extra? The problem of bribery of the guards is the history of the Valley of Kings in a nut shell. The pharaohs knew this as did the priests of the necropolis and nothing has changed.
The best that can be expected would be for clear guidelines being handed out in a booklet to every tourist who enters Egypt, proper pay to the employees of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and tourists behaving properly.
Okay so it's hopeless the rich will still visit the Valley of Kings while the once in a life timers will be herded into the faux valley where there will be no point to bribe a guard and they will all wear hats that say "Disney" with cobras on the front of them !
- Online: The Organization Of The Pyramid Texts (2 Vol. Set)
Brill Online Author: Harold M. Hays Subjects: Ancient Near East & Egypt Overview Chapters (17) The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest body of religious texts in the world. This book weds traditional...
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- Tuesday's Egyptian
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- Thieves Strike The Khedive Tawfiq Mausoleum
This is another sad article on a theft in Egypt. This time it is Khedive Tawfiq Mausoleum which has been the victim of theft of two elaborately embroidered pieces of cloth that were hanging in the mausoleum. The Kiswa as they are known were behind thick...
- Kv 63 Postponed
Dr, Schaden has postponed the 2012 season in tombs number 10 and 63 in the valley of kings due to reoccurring health issues, May Dr. Schaden get well soon!...
Egypt
The Cash Register in the Desert
"Even though we had allowed people to take pictures in the Valley, people continued to bribe the guards and take cameras into the tombs and use flash."
Dr. Zahi Hawass
I would be curious to know what exactly does a guard make working in the Valley of Kings? People who make a decent living will respect their jobs and be better employees. That being said the root of the problem is the infection known as tourists who bring their manners, whatever that's worth, and a pocket full of cash.
A thousand U.S. dollars to a guard in the Valley of Kings will get me what special treatment? Is this a lot of money to a guard in the valley? Is $5000 enough for me to take pictures in the tomb of Seti I or would it be cheaper on an official level?
Three thousand dollars gets me into Nefertari's tomb in the Valley of Queens but can I take pictures or is that extra? The problem of bribery of the guards is the history of the Valley of Kings in a nut shell. The pharaohs knew this as did the priests of the necropolis and nothing has changed.
The best that can be expected would be for clear guidelines being handed out in a booklet to every tourist who enters Egypt, proper pay to the employees of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and tourists behaving properly.
Okay so it's hopeless the rich will still visit the Valley of Kings while the once in a life timers will be herded into the faux valley where there will be no point to bribe a guard and they will all wear hats that say "Disney" with cobras on the front of them !
- Online: The Organization Of The Pyramid Texts (2 Vol. Set)
Brill Online Author: Harold M. Hays Subjects: Ancient Near East & Egypt Overview Chapters (17) The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest body of religious texts in the world. This book weds traditional...
- The Ancient Calendar Of The Akkadians Compared To Modern Jewish Calendar
The Akkadian Calendar ...
- Tuesday's Egyptian
...
- Thieves Strike The Khedive Tawfiq Mausoleum
This is another sad article on a theft in Egypt. This time it is Khedive Tawfiq Mausoleum which has been the victim of theft of two elaborately embroidered pieces of cloth that were hanging in the mausoleum. The Kiswa as they are known were behind thick...
- Kv 63 Postponed
Dr, Schaden has postponed the 2012 season in tombs number 10 and 63 in the valley of kings due to reoccurring health issues, May Dr. Schaden get well soon!...