Egyptian archaeology an overview
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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.

Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum is one of the oldest and most impressive museums in the world. ...

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Egyptian Geological Museum

The Egyptian Geological Museum is one of the oldest and most important geological museums in ...

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Egyptian Railway Museum

The museum contains a wide variety of railway related artifacts. These include old locomotives, train ...

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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.

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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.

James Henry Breasted

Breasted was in the forefront of the generation of archeologist-historians ...
Arthur Mace

Dr. Arthur Mace, Assistant Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New ...
Giovanni Caviglia

Giovanni Caviglia discovered some of the more recognized artifacts from ...
Abdul Hamid El-Zein

Throughout his career el-Zein earned many distinctions, awards, and fellowships. ...
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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.

El-Lahun

El-Lahun, also known as Illahun or Kahun, is an archaeological site located in the Faiyum Governorate of Egypt. It is ...



Karanis

Karanis, also known as Kom Aushim, is an ancient archaeological site located in the Fayoum Oasis, southwest of Cairo, Egypt. ...



Akhmim

Akhmim, also known as Ipu, is an ancient city located on the east bank of the Nile River in Upper ...



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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.