Egypt
This article concerns the rapid development of Luxor including the loss of the village of Qurna and worse the development of the Avenue of Sphinx's which has resulted in the use of bulldozers to do archaeological work and the removal of the people and buisness' in the area the government wants turned into an open air museum.
The people doing the bulldozer archaeology are not interested in the history of Egypt in the area of Luxor after the fall of Pharaonic Egypt and are no doubt even damaging the archaeology that they want preserved with such clumsy techniques as using a bulldozer. Sadly for all the damage being done along the avenue of Sphinx's the finds are paltry and fragmentary with most of the statuary that once stood on the site being destroyed and carried away for building materials in ancient times.
The Egyptian authorities responsible for this legacy are President Hosni Mubarak, Minister of culture Farouk Hosni, Deputy minister of culture Dr. Zahi Hawass and Luxor's governor Samir Farag.
- The Current State Of The Avenue Of The Sphinxes
Luxor Times An article looking at all the internal problems involved with the construction of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a project which has divided people in Luxor and beyond. With a great many photographs to illustrate the writer's point. The...
- Ongoing Work At The Avenue Of The Sphinxes
Luxor Times With lots of photographs. Yesterday after the opening of the Committee meeting on the safeguarding project of New Gourna Village. Dr. Samir Farag invited all media and press representatives to accompany him to have a look on the work is being...
- Rams Road Replica For Luxor
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/The Egyptian Gazette reports that "Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has approved a proposal to construct a 20 metre long mini-replica of the 3km long Rams Road that connects the Luxor and Karnak temples. The replica...
- The Showman And The Archaeologist
The recent presentation by Caroline Simpson of the state of archaeology in Egypt has taken back a number of people though many realized the fate of the Qurna village was sealed a number of years ago but there was however a true belief that at least a...
- Words From The Governor
The governor of Luxor Samir Farag defends the demolition taking place to build the avenue of rams. Governor Farag said at a Lions club symposium, "No one can scare me. No one is more important than the government, and I will not be threatened by the media...
Egypt
The New Luxor
This article concerns the rapid development of Luxor including the loss of the village of Qurna and worse the development of the Avenue of Sphinx's which has resulted in the use of bulldozers to do archaeological work and the removal of the people and buisness' in the area the government wants turned into an open air museum.
The people doing the bulldozer archaeology are not interested in the history of Egypt in the area of Luxor after the fall of Pharaonic Egypt and are no doubt even damaging the archaeology that they want preserved with such clumsy techniques as using a bulldozer. Sadly for all the damage being done along the avenue of Sphinx's the finds are paltry and fragmentary with most of the statuary that once stood on the site being destroyed and carried away for building materials in ancient times.
The Egyptian authorities responsible for this legacy are President Hosni Mubarak, Minister of culture Farouk Hosni, Deputy minister of culture Dr. Zahi Hawass and Luxor's governor Samir Farag.
- The Current State Of The Avenue Of The Sphinxes
Luxor Times An article looking at all the internal problems involved with the construction of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a project which has divided people in Luxor and beyond. With a great many photographs to illustrate the writer's point. The...
- Ongoing Work At The Avenue Of The Sphinxes
Luxor Times With lots of photographs. Yesterday after the opening of the Committee meeting on the safeguarding project of New Gourna Village. Dr. Samir Farag invited all media and press representatives to accompany him to have a look on the work is being...
- Rams Road Replica For Luxor
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/The Egyptian Gazette reports that "Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has approved a proposal to construct a 20 metre long mini-replica of the 3km long Rams Road that connects the Luxor and Karnak temples. The replica...
- The Showman And The Archaeologist
The recent presentation by Caroline Simpson of the state of archaeology in Egypt has taken back a number of people though many realized the fate of the Qurna village was sealed a number of years ago but there was however a true belief that at least a...
- Words From The Governor
The governor of Luxor Samir Farag defends the demolition taking place to build the avenue of rams. Governor Farag said at a Lions club symposium, "No one can scare me. No one is more important than the government, and I will not be threatened by the media...