Egypt
- Online: Tarek Waly Centre
Tarek Waly Centre (Journal) Tarek Waly Centre (Articles) Thanks to Geoffrey Tassie for sending me the links to the above site, which has open access publications. PHILOSOPHY Our founding as a heritage planning and architectural practice evolved around...
- The Braves Made A Fish Farm In Tell Tanis
Luxor Times Tarek Ibrahim Hoseni, manager of Behira and Port Said antiquities, asked for help to protect Tell Tanis site by Lake Menzalla. He said that a group of armed men violated the site in the area by the lake and established a fish farm and built...
- The Future Of Bahariya
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/Zahi Hawass concludes his recent episodic account of his work at Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert:"Most of our work during the third, fourth and fifth seasons was focused on preservation and conservation. We...
- Hawass Re His Career - Part 2
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/1.asp Second part of Zahi Hawass's piece on the Egyptian Gazette website entitled How I found my true love archaeology (Part 2) reproduced here in full because it will be replcaced tomorrow: "In1976, I became...
- My Love Of Pyramids And Mummies
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/ A piece by Zahi Hawass in the Egyptian Gazette, talking about his archaeological interests. This has been copied in full, because it will be replaced with a new article tomorrow and will not be archived: "The Valley...
Egypt
The Crying Child
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/
This occasional column by Zahi Hawass will be replaced in the next edition of the Egyptian Gazette, so it has been reproduced in full below:
"During the third excavation season, I decided to spend four days in Bahariya and three days in Giza, running the excavations at the tombs of the pyramid builders. I left Tarek el-Awady in charge of Bahariya and I returned to Cairo. When I returned I found that Tarek had discovered one of the best tombs at the site. I also realised that Tarek was beginning to understand archeology is not just about explaining the past, it is about letting people see you passion. He has the same passion for archeology that I have.
The day of the discovery Tarek came to the site at 8:00am to take photographs before the sun got to strong. He began talking to one of the guards, Sheikh Saber. Sheikh Saber told Tarek that there was a place in the desert that was filled with holes and the donkeys would not go near it. Tarek went to this site to examine the terrain. He found a hole in the rocks and began to clear away the sand. He described what he saw in his dairy 'To my surprise, I saw faces full of life looking at me and smiling as if they were welcoming me. It seemed they were happy to see the light after living in the dark for two thousand years. I left the niche and ran to bring workmen to this place.' Tarek labelled the new tomb N.
I arrived at the site early the next morning. Inside this tomb were thirteen mummies, distributed into family groups. Some of the most beautiful mummies from the entire site were found here. One is a four year old child. His mask depicts a long nose, and his mouth looks sad. The artist added dots under his eyes which depict tears. We nicknamed him the Crying Child. We are not sure why he is crying. Perhaps he suffered from a horrible disease."
- Online: Tarek Waly Centre
Tarek Waly Centre (Journal) Tarek Waly Centre (Articles) Thanks to Geoffrey Tassie for sending me the links to the above site, which has open access publications. PHILOSOPHY Our founding as a heritage planning and architectural practice evolved around...
- The Braves Made A Fish Farm In Tell Tanis
Luxor Times Tarek Ibrahim Hoseni, manager of Behira and Port Said antiquities, asked for help to protect Tell Tanis site by Lake Menzalla. He said that a group of armed men violated the site in the area by the lake and established a fish farm and built...
- The Future Of Bahariya
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/Zahi Hawass concludes his recent episodic account of his work at Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert:"Most of our work during the third, fourth and fifth seasons was focused on preservation and conservation. We...
- Hawass Re His Career - Part 2
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/1.asp Second part of Zahi Hawass's piece on the Egyptian Gazette website entitled How I found my true love archaeology (Part 2) reproduced here in full because it will be replcaced tomorrow: "In1976, I became...
- My Love Of Pyramids And Mummies
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/ A piece by Zahi Hawass in the Egyptian Gazette, talking about his archaeological interests. This has been copied in full, because it will be replaced with a new article tomorrow and will not be archived: "The Valley...