Mon 7 May 2012

History

21 Apr 2012
Rare Book of the Dead fragment found in Australian museum
A British historian said Saturday he had unearthed a trove of Egyptian Book of the Dead fragments by a top ancient official after chancing upon a scrap on show in an Australian museum. John Taylor, a world-famous Egyptologist from the...
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<p>A picture shows on February 17, 2011 graffiti which reads "Revolution" in Arabic and Latin letters on a wall in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the popular revolt that drove veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak from power after 30 years.</p>
07 Apr 2012
Documenting history to depose the regime
Many attempts to document Egypt's 25 January revolution have been made over the past year. The American University in Cairo's Revolution Wiki Dictionary — “Isqat al-Nezam” (or “Deposing the Regime...
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05 Apr 2012
Antiquities Ministry demands halt of building construction in Alexandria
The Antiquities Ministry requested that drilling next to Alexandria’s Greco-Roman museum be stopped. Construction is taking place on a governorate building project next to the museum.   The request came after the discovery of...
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<p>Arm of a wooden Pharaonic statue, one the artifacts recovered by the Supreme Council of Antiquities from the National Bank of Egypt, Cairo, 21 November, 2010. The Supreme Council of Antiquities received two hundred artifacts from the National Bank of Egypt that have now&nbsp; been placed in the Egyptian Museum. The artifacts belonged to a number of foreign collectors and traders of antiquities and artifacts that lived in Egypt. The artifacts were kept in&nbsp; private vaults at the National Bank of Egypt in Cairo until their transfer to the Supreme Council of Antiquities was decided in accordance to the Egyptian Law on the Protection of Antiquities.</p>
03 Apr 2012
Can the Red List protect Egypt's cultural heritage?
The much-celebrated scene of protesters creating a human shield around the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in the early days of the revolution is still fresh in our minds. People fought for many things, among which is safeguarding their cultural...
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26 Mar 2012
Egypt inks deal with Turkey to restore religious artifacts
Egypt and Turkey signed an agreement on Monday in which Turkey will renovate religious artifacts in Cairo and Alexandria. Al-Azhar, the Antiquities Ministry and the Religious Endowments Ministry signed the agreement for the Egyptian side,...
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<p>UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (R) looks in awe at an Ancient Egyptian artifact, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, June 13, 2011. Bokova is on an official visit to Egypt partly in a show of solidarity for Egypt&#39;s January 25th Uprising and partly to meet with Egyptian officials on allegedly looted artifacts during uprising.</p>
14 Mar 2012
Egypt’s museums: What visitors expect of the 'GEM,' Part II
On a Sunday afternoon, the garden of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square is quiet. The only people on the premises, apart from the museum’s staff, are scores of Egyptian visitors, mostly students and families who have come to visit...
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Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture during his tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in December 2009
13 Mar 2012
Former culture minister says he was not Suzanne Mubarak's 'pet'
Farouk Hosni, one of Egypt's longest serving ministers under former President Hosni Mubarak, defended himself on a talk show Monday, saying he made achievements in advancing the status of Egyptian culture.   Hosni was chosen as...
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Trade and smuggling of Pharaonic antiquities in Egypt
05 Mar 2012
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
The antiquities and tourism police in Minya, Upper Egypt, seized 68 artifacts from the Greek and Roman eras from a shop owner’s house Monday . A report was made of the incident and the defendant was referred to the prosecution...
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<p>Relief carvings in the Temple of Kalabsha on Lake Nasser, Egypt.</p>
04 Mar 2012
Archaeologists discover name of lost pharaonic king
Archaeologists have discovered the name of a previously unknown pharaonic king from the 17th dynasty, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali said Saturday. A French archaeological mission, headed by Christopher Tiers, restoring the Amun...
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<p>A researcher in New York opens a drawer containing some of the 184 reels of microfilmed documents containing data on World War II criminals.</p>
25 Feb 2012
Researchers, museum push to open UN archive documenting World War II cases
Locked inside U.N. headquarters is a huge but largely unknown archive documenting 10,000 cases against accused World War II criminals, from Belgian charges against Adolf Hitler to the trial of a Japanese commander for inciting rape....
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