Egypt
A short article on protecting Egypt's monuments from ground water.
http://drhawass.com/blog/protecting-egypts-monuments-groundwater
- Sphinx Update Report
drhawass.com With photos. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni received a technical and ecological report on the health of the Great Sphinx at Giza, which asserted that the Sphinx and surrounding bedrock are safe, and that the groundwater in the area in front...
- Keeping The Great Sphinx’s Paws Dry
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Includes diagrams, photographs and a map. Perhaps the single greatest threat to the preservation of Egypt’s monuments is the rising level of underground water throughout the country. Runoff from sewage and agriculture, along...
- Conserving East Bank Temples
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/hr2.htmSherine Nasr, reporting on the work by various project teams including USAID, to conserve a number of archaeological monuments on Luxor's east bank, including important plans to lower the water table: "Since...
- Sca Implements Water Control Projects
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/4/1.asp "The rise of subterranean water is a source of chronic headache for archaeologists in Egypt. With most sites across the country endangered by rising water levels, officials were forced to work out plans to...
- Preserving The Monuments
With the crush of tourism must come the concern for the ancient monuments. Particularly vulnerable are tombs so this is what Dr. Zahi Hawass is doing to protect those treasures under his care. http://drhawass.com/blog/protecting-valley-kings...
Egypt
The Rise of Ground water
A short article on protecting Egypt's monuments from ground water.
http://drhawass.com/blog/protecting-egypts-monuments-groundwater
- Sphinx Update Report
drhawass.com With photos. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni received a technical and ecological report on the health of the Great Sphinx at Giza, which asserted that the Sphinx and surrounding bedrock are safe, and that the groundwater in the area in front...
- Keeping The Great Sphinx’s Paws Dry
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Includes diagrams, photographs and a map. Perhaps the single greatest threat to the preservation of Egypt’s monuments is the rising level of underground water throughout the country. Runoff from sewage and agriculture, along...
- Conserving East Bank Temples
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/hr2.htmSherine Nasr, reporting on the work by various project teams including USAID, to conserve a number of archaeological monuments on Luxor's east bank, including important plans to lower the water table: "Since...
- Sca Implements Water Control Projects
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/4/1.asp "The rise of subterranean water is a source of chronic headache for archaeologists in Egypt. With most sites across the country endangered by rising water levels, officials were forced to work out plans to...
- Preserving The Monuments
With the crush of tourism must come the concern for the ancient monuments. Particularly vulnerable are tombs so this is what Dr. Zahi Hawass is doing to protect those treasures under his care. http://drhawass.com/blog/protecting-valley-kings...