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- Comment on Welcome by Daniel Jackson
There is a long article at Egypt Independant with news updates for various sites. Read here:
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/egypt-turmoil-thieves-hunt-pharaonic-treasures - Comment on Aswan & the Upper Nile by Daniel Jackson
The rock graffiti in Wadi Abu Subeira are under huge threat from mining activities. More details are linked:
- Comment on El Hibeh by Daniel Jackson
There is news form El-Hibeh. The MSA has send a team to check the area. More details here:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/38989/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Archaeological-committee-to-inspect-the-looted-ElH.aspx - Comment on Delta by Dr G. J. Tassie
I have just heard about some illicit excavations in Mansura. A group of men supposedly putting in the foundations of a house have found limestone blocks 6.0 m down. They are not willing to tell the SCA as they want ...
- Comment on Fayoum Area by Dr G. J. Tassie
It should also be noted that so called legal destruction of archaeological sites is still progressing on the north shore of Lake Qarun. I have heard the Porto Faiyum are going ahead with there destruction of hundreds of archaeological sites ...
- Comment on Fayoum Area by Dr G. J. Tassie
As far as I can see you say nothing about the extensive looting that was conducted at Gurob last year, where local villagers had dug hundreds of pits up to 5.0 m deep. Many of these pits were in a ...
- Comment on Welcome by Nicole Hansen
Carol-The looting of your site was reported on TV two nights ago:
http://www.alqaheraalyoum.net/videos/playvideo.php?vid=0164108b3The report starts at 5:00. Thank you for making this information available publicly. Too many archaeologists are afraid to speak out about damage to ...
- Comment on Welcome by anGel_OnE
The Egyptian antiquities don’t belong only to Egypt, but also to the entire world. Thank you agian, and please keep up the good work!
With love and best regards from sunny Egypt!
- Comment on Welcome by anGel_OnE
Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings!
Hi, Kate! Thank you so much for making this site and for taking the time and effort to provide us with this information! Unfortunately, Egypt has been ...
- Comment on Welcome by kate
Sometimes the only way to get a picture is to build a site like this. It should serve as a record of the damage done but also, with the links to sources, it should be a historical record of events. ...