Archaeology

Official: Egyptian museum inventory will not be completed in under 2 years

Official: Egyptian museum inventory will not be completed in under 2 years

The Egyptian Museum's inventory committee will not finish its work in less than two years, said Ra’fat al-Nabarawy, a member…
Plans to revive ancient library in Iraq approach fruition

Plans to revive ancient library in Iraq approach fruition

Almost nothing can more completely foil a plan than a war followed by a protracted occupation. But despite an impressive…
Egyptian antiquities suffering due to turmoil at the top

Egyptian antiquities suffering due to turmoil at the top

To paraphrase scholar and geographer Gamal Hemdan's masterpiece "The Personality of Egypt", antiquities from the Ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman through…
Fatimid minaret in Beni Suef to undergo restoration soon

Fatimid minaret in Beni Suef to undergo restoration soon

The minaret of the great mosque in Dalas village, in Beni Suef, is one of five remaining minarets from the…
Egypt’s museums: The Revolutionary Command Council Museum

Egypt’s museums: The Revolutionary Command Council Museum

A presidential decree in 1996 ordered that the 1952 Revolutionary Command Council headquarters be turned into a museum. Unlike the…
The 1952 revolution: A legacy of cultural transformation

The 1952 revolution: A legacy of cultural transformation

Critics and historians agree to some extent that the Free Officers Movement didn’t have any concrete idea about framing the…
Antiquities council rejects new antiquities minister

Antiquities council rejects new antiquities minister

The Supreme Council of Antiquities secretariat rejected the appointment of Abdel Fattah al-Banna as antiquities minister. The appointment was part…
Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate head Fayza Haikal

Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate head Fayza Haikal

After years of rejection by the Mubarak regime on the grounds that Egyptian antiquities are an issue of “national sovereignty,”…
Skepticism meets plan to transform Tahrir into UNESCO site

Skepticism meets plan to transform Tahrir into UNESCO site

Cairo Governor Abdel Kawi Khalifa wants to turn the epicenter of the city and the revolution into an official UNESCO…
As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down

As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down

As Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities minister, traveled to Peru on Sunday to represent Egypt in the second Conference on Retrieving…
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