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Smuggling antiquities seems to be one of the most profitable illegal businesses worldwide. Egypt possesses millions of highly valuable and universally admired artifacts, and has always had a...
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They give little thought or planning towards anything it seems. They talk about ''hard currency,'' I take it that this means foreign currency. Get us all to pay for our visas renewals here in hard...
Rachid Mighalla, a professional artist - conservator, teacher, 'the father of Karnak' - for me, still passed away...
You can see his work in the lobby of Karnak - the gorgeous wooden modell of the...
At the edge of the ancient pyramids of Giza, some 5,000 construction workers labor around the clock to finish the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum. Expected to open by the end of this year, the...
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And largely paid for by the Japanese via soft loans...bless them! :lol:
THere's precious little to watch in Egyptian TV (unless you're fluent in Arabic) at the best of times. During Ramadan, it's even grimmer. So I decided to revisit Romer's Egypt .
A bit dated...
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:lol: :lol: Seems that I have also repeated my earlier comment about John Romer and the VOK, I suppose I should have said as you will remember I made an earlier comment about him some time ago :lol:...
For the moment - an eternity it must have seemed to others standing by - I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, 'Can...
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He modified his speech during his first America lecture tour. Many said he was hard to understand. Not just his English accent, but his dramatic style, which was reflected in his journal writing.
Decision to display Salah’s shoes in British Museum sparks off dispute.
Outrage erupted amidst the the British Museum’s decision to put Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s shoe in the Egyptian...
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Obviously the man in the hat is peed off cos the Brits beat him to it. Going off his own words, he is quite happy displaying not only stolen items in the forthcoming new museum, but counterfeit ones...
What could ARCE do in the next 70 years? I think the simple answer is, keep up the good work! - Kent Weeks, Theban Mapping Project.
Today we can enjoy Egypt's archaeological treasures thanks to the...
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Maybe I've just been lucky, but I've never had any problem gaining access to the Khonsu temple. It's never exactly been boarded up or anything. A few years back the guardian even let us clamber up...
It has been ordered by the Administrative Prosecution that the former head of the fifth department of the Egyptian Museum be prosecuted for allegations of stealing an antique.
Apparently there's been some press comment regarding a 15-metre cavity revealed in latest survey. Can't say I've seen it myself but it's prompted a swift disclaimer from the Ministry of Antiquities...
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I've just finished re-reading for the second time in many years Carter's biography. A few things are, naturally out of date, but the rest will explain all. Recommended.
I'm reading elsewhere that the 7th to 10th pylons at Karnak are now open to the public.
And you'll be able to scoot around in your wheelchair.
In recognition of both World Heritage Day and...
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I always include a visit to Khonsu Temple when I go to Karnak, and am usually completely alone; it seems to get few visitors. It's very interesting, lots to see, and on a manageable scale compared to...
From Luxor News Live Facebook page (their translation):
Pursuant to the guidance of President El-Sisi:
Minister, ʿnạny̱ and badr check the work of the draft road project with shorter
IN...
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I do understand your points here Dusak, but I can only tell you of what was to be the master plan, and as you say things change constantly. The reason why I refer to that master plan, is because...
In a further move in the Disneyfication of Egypt :
Visitors will be led around Cairo’s Egyptian Museum by a virtual Tutankhamun, thanks to a new augmented reality (AR) project spearheaded by...
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Done properly these interactive devices can be excellent and although not in the same league as this proposal, one of the best I have experienced was an interactive audio headset on a visit to the...
There are a lot of them around and those like the BBC and National Geographic that once did them well have descended into cheap ‘glamorous’ ones with pretty boys and girls as presenters who can’t...
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Hafiz - did I sound optimistic about the GEM? Didn't mean to.
The recent BBC prog showed staff in gloves and masks....but it could have been CGI.
Now I might be displaying my ignorance but I don't care. Ancient Egyptians had a number of different Gods and a priesthood that communed with those Gods, right? My question is though was there mass...
The F.B.I. and the Mystery of the Mummy’s Head
A museum wasn’t sure whose head they had put on display. That’s when the F.B.I.’s forensic scientists were called in to crack the agency’s oldest...
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