by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt, Zahi Hawass
UPDATE: Dr. Hawass reports on his blog that the legal case has been appealed. Dr. Hawass has posted a response on his blog to the legal case against him. He refutes the charges and states: I have every confidence that this matter will be cleared up very soon, so I...
by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt, Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass has been sentenced to one year in jail and “must be relieved of his government duties”. At the moment, it is somewhat difficult to determine precisely what “land dispute” the article is referring to, but it is probably linked with...
by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt
Yesterday, Newsweek published an article by Peter Der Manuelian providing an Egyptologist’s view of the state of Egypt’s antiquities. Recently instated Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology at Harvard University and director of the awesome Giza Archive,...
by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt
In fact, varying levels of blame can be spread far and wide, but at this moment, there are bigger fish to fry. In the wake of the Egyptian revolution, reports emerge almost daily about the state of archaeological sites and antiquities. Despite the Egyptian people...
by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt
Kate Phizackerley’s News from the Valley of the Kings website brought this local report on the Egyptian Dreams forum of continued illegal excavations at Abydos to my attention. What was reported today is chilling: When the American mission does get here they...
