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9.12.2005 Miroslav Bárta
In November of this year, the third expedition of the Czech Institute of Egyptology to the Western Desert took place. The expedition works in the hitherto only little explored area of the perishing El Hayez oasis, located about 50 km to the south of Bahriya. The main results this year include the discovery of a settlement from the time of the pyramid builders. It has hitherto been believed that the history of the area began about 1500 years later.
15.11.2005 Zahi Hawass
With the continuation of the 'dig days' column published in Al-Ahram Weekly English Edition. Written by Zahi Hawass the secretary general of Supreme council of AntiquitiesHere Dr. Hawass speaks about his new adventure in the step Pyramid at Saqqara.
15.11.2005 SCA
Dr. Zahi Hawass the secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities (SCA) announced that the SCA is preparing now for the opening of the site Museum of Imhotep at Saqqara which will be ready to welcome first visitors on the 10th of this coming December. It will exhibit the most significant artifacts discovered on the site and will introduce a new era in the archaeology of Egypt.
10.11.2005
Last week Egypt succeeded to stop the sale of 50 ancient Egyptian artifacts on display in the Medousa auction hall in Canada, Egypt's minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced yesterday.
10.11.2005 SCA
Farouk Hosni, the minister of culture announced the discovery of archeological foundations of an old church under the messengers’ church (church of El Rusul) inside Anba Antonius monastery in the Red Sea. The foundations are of mud bricks and considered for one of the most important discoveries of an old church, in addition to the discovery of the oldest Cells which the monks were using for worship and meditation and dated back to the age of the first monasticism. This discovery came during the restoration works carried out by the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
10.11.2005 SCA
Mr. Farouk Hosni, Egypt's minister of culture, will inaugurate The National Museum of Rashid (Rosetta) in the second half of November, after 2 years of restoration work and archeological cleaning of the building of the old museum which was suffering from a severe state of neglect. The works cost 4 million Egyptian pounds in total.
10.11.2005 SCA
At the end of the recent archaeological season, the mission of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University unearthed a gigantic anthropoid sarcophagus of the Overseer of Stables during the reign of king Ramesses II to the south of the ramp of Unas Pyramid.Culture minister Farouk Hosni announced the discovery yesterday. He added that the sarcophagus is made of red granite and bears a hieroglyphic text with various titles of the deceased.
30.9.2005 Zahi Hawass, Tarek el-Awadi
Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, publishes a biweekly newspaper column titled "Dig Days" in Ahram Weekly English Edition. These articles are a commentary of Hawass's adventures in archeology. Through his column the Ahram reader experiences the moment of discovery, attends Exhibits and lectures and meets historical figures both from our past and present. Hawass keeps the reader up-to-date on all aspects of Egyptology as well as giving a glimpse into the exciting life of an Egyptologist.
29.9.2005
The Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria has closed its doors since the beginning of this month, September 2005. Within the framework of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) new program, 'Museums for a New Era", the Greco-Roman Museum will undergo major reconstruction and restoration work over the next two years.
2.7.2005 With kind permission of SCA
Last week, an antiquities batch of 24 bronze statues featuring ancient Egyptian deities has been recovered from Jordan, the Minister of Culture Farouk Hisni announced today.
2.7.2005 Jiřina Růžová
The aim of the business trip of the team of Project 3 E (Egypt-Europe-Education), consisting of PhDr. František Ondráš, PhD. from the Institute of the near East and Africa of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, PhDr. Jiřina Růžová from the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and Ing. Jiří Luhan from the National Library of the Czech Republic to Egypt was to present the development of the project since last year, to search out potential partners for common EU grant project proposal, and to establish new contacts with Egyptian partners, either representatives of the state administration, or professionals from selected university libraries and representatives of the Association of Egyptian Librarians.
2.7.2005 With kind permission of SCA
While continuing a routine excavation works at Shunet El-Zebib, north of Abydos in the Upper Egyptian region of Sohag, a joint American excavation mission from Yale University, Institute of Fine Arts, the Pennsylvania University Museum and New York Universities, has uncovered an Early Dynastic grave treasure. Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced that the treasure includes of a collection of 200 rough ceramic beer and wine jars date back to the second Dynasty that are contemporary with the original period of use of the enclosure during the reign of Khasekhemwy.
2.7.2005 With kind permission of SCA
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced today the completion of a two-year-long restoration project carried out by the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) in Qayet Bey Fort in Alexandria. He added that such project was executed by using the latest restoration techniques as a part of the plan to protect and preserve Egypt's Islamic and Coptic Heritage.
2.7.2005 With kind permission of SCA
At the necropolis of Saqqara necropolis, 25 km south of Giza, an Egyptian team headed by Dr. Zahi Hawass, secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), stumbled upon a beautiful Late Period mummy, as well as two false doors, within the vicinity of the pyramid of the sixth dynasty King Teti. Due to the vibrant colors preserved on the mummy's cartonnage covering; featuring rows of different ancient Egyptian deities. Culture Minister Farouk Hosny described the discovery as unique.
2.7.2005 Tarek el-Awady
As it was already announced, the two false-doors were discovered in the eastern part of Teti's cemetery in Saqqara.
2.7.2005 With kind permission of SCA
years after being given the go-ahead, the Al-Arish National Museum (ANM) finally sees the light. Next month, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will officially inaugurate the long-awaited ANM, which houses a great collection of artifacts spanning along Egypt's different ancient civilizations.
2.7.2005 With kind permission of SCA
In the area of Kom El-Ahmar (known in antiquity as Hierakonpolis), near the Upper Egyptian city of Edfu, an American-Egyptian team have excavated what is believed to be the largest ever found Predynastic funerary complex, dating back to the era of early Naqada II (c.3600 BC). Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced the discovery today. He explained that the complex belongs to one of the early rulers of Hierakonpolis, who undoubtedly controlled a large portion of Upper Egypt as well.
2.7.2005 With kind permission of SCA
of Culture Farouk Hosni and Secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Dr. Zahi Hawass, along with top American, German and Egyptian officials, will be paying a visit to Luxor on Sunday, March 20. Their itinerary will include the Theban necropolis, where the tomb of Ramses VI will be reopened after the recent restoration of its inner sarcophagus; the mortuary temple of Seti I at Qurna; the colossi of Memnon at Kom el-Hittan, where the German archaeological mission has just stumbled upon a unique statue of a hippopotamus; and the new extension at the Luxor Museum, where an exhibit of 140 objects illustrating the history of Egypt's army during the New Kingdom (1569-1081 BC) will open in April. The head of the Supreme Council of Luxor, Major General El-Dessuqi El-Banna; ambassadors of both the United States and Germany in Cairo; and a number of foreign and Egyptian Egyptologists will be among the traveling delegation.
2.7.2005 With kind permission of SCA
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced today the results of three independent attempts to reconstruct the face of Egypt's most famous king, Tutankhamun. Dr. Hawass led the effort to see what King Tut, who died over three thousand years ago, might have looked like in life. Under his direction three independent artist-scientist teams, one French, one American, and one Egyptian, used modern forensic techniques to reconstruct Tut's face. Two of these teams were chosen and sponsored by the National Geographic; the third was selected by the SCA. The French and Egyptian teams were told that the subject was Tutankhamun. The American team was not given the subject's identity and was thus working "blind".
20.6.2005 With kind permission of SCA
Within the framework of the cultural and archaeological cooperation between Egypt and France to restore, preserve, document and protect the Karnak Temple, one of Egypt's most awe-inspiring landmarks, Dr. Zahi Hawass Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), along with top antiquities officials and a number of Egyptian and French Egyptologists, payed a visit to Karnak Amon's temple Luxor on Saturday, June 4, 2005.