Tag: Cultural Heritage
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Alexandria’s ancient sites face extinction due to stalled renovation
Archaeological sites in Alexandria are facing ruin, with renovation projects by the Antiquities Ministry covering 13 ancient Islamic, Coptic and Jewish monuments stalled due to a shortfall in funding that stretches back many years. Eighty percent of the province’s sites, meanwhile, have not been touched by conservators for tens of years. Archaeologists have told Al-Masry…
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Gianaclis Palace in Al-Beheira becomes a Nile Delta archaeological site
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has started the documentation process for adding Gianaclis Palace in Abou Al-Matamir city in the costal governorate of Al-Beheira to the country’s Heritage List for Islamic and Coptic monuments. Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty announced today that the decision was taken according to Article 1 of Egypt’s Antiquities Law No 17/1983,…
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Significant statuettes discovered at archaeological site of Aptera
First estimates date the statuettes to the late 1st – early 2nd century AD Archaeological excavations unearthed significant finds at Aptera, Chania on the island of Crete. Two small sized sculptures of about 0.54cm height were discovered, οne of Artemis is made of copper and the second of her brother Apollo was made of marble.…
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National Archaeological Museum celebrates 150 years of its foundation
The National Archaeological Museum is celebrating 150 years of its foundation. The anniversary is on 3 October 2016 but various and interesting exhibitions will be held, however, throughout the year, as stated by the director, Maria Lagogiannis during the presentations of the impressive 2016 panorama. Among the news that stood out was the proclamation, on 18 May…