Egyptian archaeology an overview
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Egyptian Archaeology
Archaeology in Egypt has the major function of exploring, excavating, conserving, protecting the monuments and sites. Here we have presented the information on Egyptian archaeologist, monuments, archaeological sites, and archaeological museums.
Museums in Egypt
The museums are mostly historical museums which house the monuments belonging to different periods, ranging from the prehistoric period to the colonial period and are located in different geographical settings. Here are the lists of museums that are present all over Egypt.
The second gallery is dedicated to the Middle Kingdom, which was a period of increased ...
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The museum’s permanent collection is divided into four sections, each dedicated to a different aspect ...
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The museum is housed in a building that was constructed in 2006, and was designed ...
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Heritage sites in Egypt
Egypt has an extraordinarily rich, vast and diverse cultural heritage in the form of built heritage, archaeological sites and remains since prehistoric times. Here we provide a short and snappy list of famous heritage sites in Egypt.
Pioneering archaeologists in Egypt
The Archaeologists in Egypt have contributed a lot to the Indus valley civilization and in the underwater Archaeology of the shore temples. Here we provide a short and snappy list of famous Archaeologist in Egypt.
Breasted was in the forefront of the generation of archeologist-historians ...
Dr. Arthur Mace, Assistant Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New ...
Giovanni Caviglia discovered some of the more recognized artifacts from ...
Throughout his career el-Zein earned many distinctions, awards, and fellowships. ...
Monuments in Egypt
Monuments in Egypt mainly include temples, mosques, tombs, churches, cemeteries, forts, palaces, step-wells, rock-cut caves, and secular architecture as well as ancient mounds and sites which represent the remains of ancient habitation. Here you could browse through the famous monuments found in Egypt.
Sehel Island is an intriguing historical site situated on the Nile River in Egypt. This small island, located approximately 9 ...
The Esna Temple, also known as the Temple of Khnum, is an ancient Egyptian temple located in the city of ...
The village of Dendera is situated 60km north of Luxor on the west bank of the Nile opposite the provincial ...
Archaeological Organizations in Egypt
Archaeological organizations of Egypt are professional bodies operating either for commercial or non- commercial purpose providing information about each and every minute aspect in the field of archaeology. This page acts as illustrative resource that provides a list of the archaeology organizations existing throughout the world. You can also have access to the contact details, history and other details about the professional archaeological organizations.
