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SPRING 2013
RUBBLE WITH A CAUSE
A DAY IN THE LIFE
EPISODE 4, HISTORY OF EGYPTOLOGY
ANNUAL MTG PRESENTATIONS
ON YOUTUBE

Visit our YouTube channel to see videos of some of the talks given by Egyptologists at the Cincinnati Annual Meeting!

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ARCE/LUXOR TO WELCOME LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE CHOIR IN MAY

While on their international choir tour to Egypt, the L&C Capella Nova choir will be treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of ARCE's work in Luxor. The 31-member choir, accompanied by five professors, will learn about ARCE's conservation efforts at Khonsu and Luxor temples and the Sacred Lake. A visit to the conservation laboratory will shed further light on ARCE's work to preserve and conserve Egypt's cultural heritage.

The choir will perform a program called 'Dance Rhythms' featuring Arab, European and   traditional American music at the Luxor International Conference Center on May 27, 2013.
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RUBBLE WITH A CAUSE: SITE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PROVIDES 600 LOCAL VILLAGERS WITH EMPLOYMENT

Remains Provide Insight to Modern Habitation Patterns on Ancient Sites
An example of traditional mud construction within Qurna prior to the planned government demolition of the village.  Photo: Caroline Simpson
The area of Sheikh Abd el Qurna and el Khokha, on the West Bank of Luxor, is perhaps one of the most intensively archaeologically examined sites in the world. Yet very little is known about the area from an archaeological and anthropological point of view beyond the time of Egypt's New Kingdom.
 

Forming part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, the modern hamlets in this area were demolished between 2007-2010 and left in an alarming state of disarray. Hidden in the rubble of modern habitation are clues providing information about this latest phase in the story of human interaction with a site that has been important to, and used by, people for thousands of years.

 

Read about ARCE's work on the Qurna Site Improvement project here >>
THROUGH THE LENS

A Day on the West Bank with Abdallah Sabry, Photographer  
on scaffolding
Abdallah Sabry photographing objects found during the clearing of Theban Tomb 110
 

Imagine waking up in the small village of Medinet Habu on Luxor's West Bank ready to start the work day. Maybe you know what the day has in store as you set off on your motorbike and head to work, or maybe you don't. Either way, no two days are the same for Abdallah Sabry, archaeological photographer. 

  

 Follow Abdallah's day as it unfolds >>  

THE EPIC STORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DISCOVERY CONTINUES

The History of Egyptology Episode 4 
Meroe
A view of Meroe from Travels to Meroe

The fourth episode in our series about the history of Egyptology continues the story of western interest in Egypt into the modern era. This episode moves forward with a shift in focus from Europe to the United States.

 
Previous episodes are available on ARCE's website and YouTube channel.

 

 Watch Episode 4 here >>
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