SCRIBE : The Magazine of The American Research Center in Egypt : Fall 2022 | ISSUE 10
The Celebrations Continue! E veryone interested in ancient Egypt knows of the events being celebrated this year in Egypt and throughout the world of Egyptology. It is of course the centennial of Howard Carter?s amazing discovery of KV62, the tomb of Tutankhamun, and also the bicentennial of J...
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The Celebrations
Continue!
E
veryone interested in ancient Egypt knows of the events
being celebrated this year in Egypt and throughout the
world of Egyptology. It is of course the centennial of
Howard Carter?s amazing discovery of KV62, the tomb
of Tutankhamun, and also the bicentennial of Jean-Fran?ois
Champollion?s demonstration that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
could once again be read and understood. ARCE has thus continued
rolling out its suite of events, bringing the celebrations to fruition!
Programs
In April, ARCE held its 73rd Annual Meeting in Irvine, California
where we celebrated these momentous events with our keynote
speaker, the current and 8th Earl of Carnarvon, Lord George
Herbert. To further mark the centennial, we kicked-off our national
chapter lecture tour in June with Dr. Marc Gabolde, who shared the
fascinating story of the fate of several missing artifacts ?diverted?
away from Tutankhamun?s tomb.
The Virtual Annual Meeting also connected researchers and
members from around the world, to participate and share their
own research findings. Both virtual and in-person lectures were
recorded and are all now online, helping more members experience
the lectures at their own convenience. A sincere thank you to all
the ARCE staff and members who helped make both the virtual and
in-person Annual Meeting such a well-organized and successful event.
We also have a number of exciting events coming up including
the continuation of the Tutankhamun Centennial Chapter Lecture
Tour with Dr. Betsy Bryan, who will be travelling to Chicago, Kansas
City, North Texas, and Atlanta chapters between September 26th
and October 3rd. The special event Transcending Eternity: The
Centennial Tutankhamun Conference carried out in partnership
with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will take
place in Luxor from November 4th-6th, 2022, and we are honored
to continue our partnership with National Geographic through our
collaboration with their Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience
project in providing content and partnership programming. See
their advertisement in this issue for a discount code to visit the
exhibition and stay tuned to ARCE.org for more information!
Fieldwork
In Luxor, the renovations of Howard Carter?s house continue thanks
to the generous donation by long-time ARCE board member Adina
Savin. In this issue of Scribe, ARCE?s Sally El Sabbahy and Nicholas
Warner review the fascinating history behind the construction of
Carter?s house and its use in the years following the discovery of
KV62. In the next issue coming out in early 2023, the team will
review the outcome of the conservation efforts and report on the
grand re-opening of the house scheduled for November of this
year, on the actual centennial of Carter opening the tomb on the
4th of November, 1922.
Media Tour
In June, ARCE hosted a special media tour to highlight ARCE
Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF) projects, Research Supporting
Member projects, and past USAID-funded projects in Cairo. The
tour included a visit to the Great Pyramid to see the results of the
Ancient Egypt Research Associate?s (AERA) AEF-funded project
to record and better-protect Khufu?s Mortuary Temple. The most
visible change is the installation of a new access walkway encircling
the remains of the temple?s formidable black basalt pavement,
which should provide a more secure and less damaging path from
which to see the surviving monumental remains. The tour also
visited the Fatimid-era Bab Zuwayla gate, one of three surviving
entrances that controlled access to the fortified medieval city of
Old Cairo, where from 1998-2003, ARCE spearheaded an intense
conservation project, with support from USAID and under the
supervision of Nairy Hampikian, to remove, restore, and re-install
the Bab Zuwayla?s sizable wood and iron doors. The final site visited
was the Church of the blessed Virgin Mary, Saint George, and Abu
Sefein to see some of the many Coptic icons that that were restored
thanks to conservation efforts led by ARCE between 1998-2004.
It is so important to revisit these successful projects in
conjunction with the media and our colleagues from the Ministry
of Tourism and Antiquities. They show just how great an impact
the USAID grants, member donations, and endowments funds
have ?in the field?. |
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ir-123456789-3942024-02-12T10:34:57Z SCRIBE : The Magazine of The American Research Center in Egypt : Fall 2022 | ISSUE 10 Egyptology Archaeology Ancient Egypt The Celebrations Continue! E veryone interested in ancient Egypt knows of the events being celebrated this year in Egypt and throughout the world of Egyptology. It is of course the centennial of Howard Carter?s amazing discovery of KV62, the tomb of Tutankhamun, and also the bicentennial of Jean-Fran?ois Champollion?s demonstration that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs could once again be read and understood. ARCE has thus continued rolling out its suite of events, bringing the celebrations to fruition! Programs In April, ARCE held its 73rd Annual Meeting in Irvine, California where we celebrated these momentous events with our keynote speaker, the current and 8th Earl of Carnarvon, Lord George Herbert. To further mark the centennial, we kicked-off our national chapter lecture tour in June with Dr. Marc Gabolde, who shared the fascinating story of the fate of several missing artifacts ?diverted? away from Tutankhamun?s tomb. The Virtual Annual Meeting also connected researchers and members from around the world, to participate and share their own research findings. Both virtual and in-person lectures were recorded and are all now online, helping more members experience the lectures at their own convenience. A sincere thank you to all the ARCE staff and members who helped make both the virtual and in-person Annual Meeting such a well-organized and successful event. We also have a number of exciting events coming up including the continuation of the Tutankhamun Centennial Chapter Lecture Tour with Dr. Betsy Bryan, who will be travelling to Chicago, Kansas City, North Texas, and Atlanta chapters between September 26th and October 3rd. The special event Transcending Eternity: The Centennial Tutankhamun Conference carried out in partnership with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will take place in Luxor from November 4th-6th, 2022, and we are honored to continue our partnership with National Geographic through our collaboration with their Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience project in providing content and partnership programming. See their advertisement in this issue for a discount code to visit the exhibition and stay tuned to ARCE.org for more information! Fieldwork In Luxor, the renovations of Howard Carter?s house continue thanks to the generous donation by long-time ARCE board member Adina Savin. In this issue of Scribe, ARCE?s Sally El Sabbahy and Nicholas Warner review the fascinating history behind the construction of Carter?s house and its use in the years following the discovery of KV62. In the next issue coming out in early 2023, the team will review the outcome of the conservation efforts and report on the grand re-opening of the house scheduled for November of this year, on the actual centennial of Carter opening the tomb on the 4th of November, 1922. Media Tour In June, ARCE hosted a special media tour to highlight ARCE Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF) projects, Research Supporting Member projects, and past USAID-funded projects in Cairo. The tour included a visit to the Great Pyramid to see the results of the Ancient Egypt Research Associate?s (AERA) AEF-funded project to record and better-protect Khufu?s Mortuary Temple. The most visible change is the installation of a new access walkway encircling the remains of the temple?s formidable black basalt pavement, which should provide a more secure and less damaging path from which to see the surviving monumental remains. The tour also visited the Fatimid-era Bab Zuwayla gate, one of three surviving entrances that controlled access to the fortified medieval city of Old Cairo, where from 1998-2003, ARCE spearheaded an intense conservation project, with support from USAID and under the supervision of Nairy Hampikian, to remove, restore, and re-install the Bab Zuwayla?s sizable wood and iron doors. The final site visited was the Church of the blessed Virgin Mary, Saint George, and Abu Sefein to see some of the many Coptic icons that that were restored thanks to conservation efforts led by ARCE between 1998-2004. It is so important to revisit these successful projects in conjunction with the media and our colleagues from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. They show just how great an impact the USAID grants, member donations, and endowments funds have ?in the field?. 2024-02-12T10:34:57Z 2024-02-12T10:34:57Z 2022 Journal 2578-8558 https://library.arce.org/handle/123456789/394 en_US application/pdf The American Research Center in Egypt |