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Updates on excavation, conservation, and research projects developing across Egypt
Dr. Louise Bertini
Executive Director
Celebrating the
Centennial
A fter two years of adapting and adjusting, we are thrilled
to resume hosting our most important programmatic
event of the year, the ARCE Annual Meeting in-person.
Warmest welcome to our members and attendees who
are joining us in California, as well as those continuing to tune in
from across the globe for our virtual component. I’d like to thank
our Annual Meeting sponsors:* Keynote Presentation Sponsor
National Geographic, President’s Reception Sponsor Getty
Conservation Institute, and our official Airline Sponsor EgyptAir.
Thank you as well as to our keynote speaker, George Herbert, 8th
Earl of Carnarvon, for helping us to mark this special centennial
year celebrating the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. In
addition to our regular programs and fieldwork, ARCE has been
rolling out a suite of Tutankhamun-themed content to celebrate
the 100-year anniversary, from lectures to a member tour.
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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-François
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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Updates on developments taking place in the United States and Egypt
Building a New
Foundation for Our
Future, 2023-2028
I n November of last year, the ARCE executive team presented an exclusive,
members-only virtual town hall webinar that set out ARCE’s new vision for the
future. Board of Governors President Dr. David Anderson, Executive Director Dr.
Louise Bertini, and US Director Liska Radachi presented ARCE's new strategic
plan, developed after many months of consultation with staff, chapter leaders, focus
groups, and nearly five hundred members and associates.
Exalted Spirits: The Veneration of the Dead in Egypt through the Ages
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The exhibition was opened on the 9th of November, 2021 at The Egyptian Museum in Cairo and was followed by a three-day conference from the 10th to the 12th of November, 2021. This three-day conference, in partnership with The American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA), covered the veneration of deceased figures in Egypt from the Pharaonic period up to current times, using the diverse evidence available in terms of texts, images, and lived traditions. The conference featured academic papers as well as panel discussions focusing on current practises related to the veneration of the dead and their origins, which may be traced back to ancient Egypt, and was aimed at both academic and non-academic participants. The former presented academic papers, while the latter (which included creatives from different fields) participated in panel discussions. Academic papers published in a peer-reviewed journal
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 208 - SUMMER 2016
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Wall Paintings in the Late Roman City of Trimithis (Ambeida), Dakhla Oasis: A Tantalizing Preliminary Survey -- Ancient Column inscriptions and New Technologies: the 2Ol4-2015 Field Season of the Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project -- The Mit Rahina Field School, 2014 -- The Osiris Temple at Abydos -- Architectural Conservation of the White Monastery Church (Dary Anba Shinuda), Sohag -- Conserving the Amarna Coffins -- the Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt -- Egyptian Coffin Conservation Project -- Enemies of the Stale: The Old Kingdom Prisoner Statues and Three-dimensional Representations of foreigners -- Documenting and Watching Shadow Ploys in Coiro: Text and Performance.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 205 - WINTER 2015
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The Visionaries Bring ARCE's Work to a Wider Audience -- Continuity and Change in on Ancient LondscoPe: the Brown University Abydos Proiect -- What Remains of the Workmen? Conserving the Human Remains at Deir el-Medina -- Conservation of the Vestibule in the Tomb of Karakhamum -- The oriental institute Nubian Expedition Proiect Publishing Medieval Serra East & Napatan Dorginarti -- Making Heritage Accessible: ARCE Creates Guides to Monuments in Historic Cairo -- Annual Report -- Annual Meeting.
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ARCE Team Uncovers Two Unknown Tombs -- "All Hands on Deck!" Architectural Conservation in Presentation at the Red Monastery Church 2011-2014 -- 2014 Season of the South Abydos Moslobos Proiect -- long-term Preservation of the Collection at the Egyptian Museum-Pilot Project on Environmental Monitoring -- theoria and the Visual Environment of the Red Monastery -- The Epigraphic Survey-Chicago House. Luxor Documenting the Monuments of Ancient Thebes.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 195 - (Summer 2009)
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Conservation of the Mosque of Aslam al-Silagdar in Cairo -- Amheida: the Site Management Project of 2008-2009 A Late Antique Funerary Chapel at the White Monastery (Datr Anba Shenouda), Sohag -- The Egyptian Museum Register Scanning Project, Part ||: the Special Registers -- An Investigation into the Sacred Kistirict as Depicted in New Kingdom Private Tombs -- Calvin W. Schwabe: Remembering a Veterinarian's Approach to Ancient Egypt -- ARCE's 60th Annual Meeting -- Big Change in ARCE Governave Practices Fellows 208-2009 -- Around ARCE -- Annual Report.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 196 - (Spring 2010)
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Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF): Working to Preserve Egypt's Padt and Support ARCE Activities -- Why Building ARCE's Operating Endowment is the Best Way to Help -- Spotlight on an ARCE Research Supporting Member: Yale University -- 2010 Conference on Human Remains in Ancient Egypt -- Beds in New Kingdom Egyptian Art Writing Family History From the Ottoman Archives -- Around ARCE -- New Book Chronicle Decade of Conservation Work in Egypt -- A Visit to Greece -- the Eighth Annual ARCE Thanksgiving Came Trek: Poetic Scenery and Ponderous Beasts.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 199 - (Fall 2011)
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The Monastery of St Matthew the Potter al-Dayr al-Qadis al-Anba Mata'us al-Fakhuri, Esna -- the Wall Paintings From the Temple of Amenhotep ||| at Wadi es-Sebua: Conservation, Preservation, and Documentation -- "Restoring and Conserving a Tympmum from the North Chapel of the Senwosret ||| Pyramid Complex at Dahshur" -- Crumbling Challenge and Presentation Puzzle: the Karanis Site Management Project -- Egypt and the Block Sea Slave Trade During the Thirteenth Century -- An Introduction to the Palace in Ancient Egypt -- Director General of Upper Egypt and the Oases Presents Lectures -- ARCE Group Enjoys the Beauty and History of Cyprus -- Endowment Donors as of 7/21/2011 -- Annual Report.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 189 - (Spring 2006)
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American Contributions to Egyptian Archaeology by Gerry Scott -- Quseir Fort Visitors Center Opens -- The Last History of Quseir Fort by Charles Le Quesne -- ARCE Training For SCA Inspectors Inspectors in the Islamic and Coptic Sector by Nairy Hampikian and May al Ibrashy -- Conservation and Reconstruction of the Tomb of Nespakashuty by Elena Pischikova -- Djedhor Was Here: Ancient Graffiti in the Valley of the Kings by Steve Visson -- Illuminated in Lightland: the Archaeoastronomical Original of the Seat of the First Appearance in the Egyptian Solar Cult Religion by Patricia Blackwell Gary and Richard Talcott -- Bags, Boxes, and Buckets: A Warehouse Treasury by Stephanie Boucher -- Jordan Trip a Success by Mary Sadek -- Fellowships -- Losses -- ARCE Staff News -- Chapter News -- Donor Recognition.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 210 - (Summer 2017)
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Greetings From the New Executive Director -- TT 110 Epigraphy and Research Field School: Training and Protecting the Archaeology of Wadi el-Hudi, Eastern Desert Twenty-second and Twenty-fifth Dynasty Mummies From Thebes: X-Ray and CT-Scan Examination Project -- the Art and Culture of Ancient Egypt: Studies in Honor of Dorothea Arnold -- Another View from the Edge: The Frontier of Aswan in the Early Islamic World - In Search of Semna: Studying the Egyptian Kitchen -- The Complex of Qalawun: From Cassas to Creswell -- ARCE Conference -- ARCE News -- ARCE Celebrates in Washington DC -- ARCE Luxor Field School Graduation 2017 -- ARCE Iftar Celebration 2017.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, Nurnber 180 - Surnmer 2001
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Repairs Ancient and Modern in the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak / Peter J.Brand -- Center Update -- The Small Temple of Amun at Medinet Habu / W. Raymond Johnson -- The Small Temple of Amun at Medinet Habu / W. Raymond johnson -- Member Expeditions : Combined Prehistoric Expedition Romuald Schild and Fred Wendorf -- Traced by Iicense: A. thirteenth-century Epistyle in the Church of the Holy Virgin, Harat Zuwayla, Coiro Zuzana Skalava -- Continuity and Innovation in Islamic Coinage / Jere L. Bacharach -- Borrowing or Stealing? The Use of Spofbin the Mosque Complex of Sultan al-Mu'ayyasd Sheikh Koren Rose Mathews -- Antoine Selim Nahas and the Face of Modern Cairo Ola Seif and Seif ElRashidi (with (Charles Diable) -- Exhibilions.
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Ancient Spaces and Lives -- Key Places in this Issue -- ARCE’s Digital Leap -- Weni Rediscovered (An International Team Comes Together to Offer a Fresh Look at an Ancient Life) -- Egypt Updates -- U.S. Updates -- Antiquities Endowment Fund -- Institutional Members -- Brooke Elizabeth Norton and Margaret Taylor Dean -- Donor Support -- Did You Know? Before There Was Scribe.
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Looking to the Future -- Key Places in this Issue -- Fieldwork Season: New & Returning Expeditions -- Updates from the Current Season -- In Memoriam / William Kelly Simpson -- celebrating the Conservation Field School Graduates in Luxor -- Recap: April 2018 Annual Meeting -- Experiencing 3,000 Years of Ancient Egypt in Los Angeles -- International Archaeology Day Events -- Caroline Williams and Jen Thum -- A Road Trip Along the Nile.
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Then & Now: 70 Years of the American Research Center in Egypt -- Greetings from the Director for Egypt -- Capturing Ancient Egypt in Three Dimensions -- The Founding of an American Research Center in Egypt -- Reviews of Publications in Egyptology -- The Hidden Treasures: Hearst Museum Egyptian Collection -- U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Luxor -- Celebration of ARCE at the U.S. Embassy -- Donor Support -- Board & Staff -- Research Supporting Members -- Financial Statements -- The ARCE Houseboat Fostat.
Newsletter, Number 175 (FEBRUARY 1998)
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CONTENTS: THE PTOLEMAIC CITY OF ALEXANDRIA RECONSIDERED Robert Steven Bianchi -- NEWS FROM CAIRO -- NEWS FROM NEW YORK -- DEVELOPMENT NEWS -- MYTH, IMAGINATION, REALITY: NEW EGYPTIAN DIRECTORS 6 -- GIFTS OF THE NILE
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE -- DEATH AND ETERNITY IN ANCIENT EGYPT -- HOLD THE DATE.
Newsletter, Number 158-159 (SUMMER/FALL 1992)
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One of the most significant areas of inquiry into ancient Egypt, and until fairly recently one of the most neglected, is the nature of settlement in the Nile Valley and Delta. Although a tremendous amount of information has been acquired about ancient Egyptian society from the study of texts, monumental architecture, and cemeteries, the detailed study of Egyptian cities, towns, and villages has, for much of the history of Egyptian archaeology, not been a major part of scholarly research, with a few exceptions (e.g. Kahun, el-Amarna). Thus a major set of data with which to inform debate on the nature of ancient Egyptian society has remained virtually untapped.
Newsletter, Number 57 (MARCH, 1966)
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Though this is the flrst notice to readers of the Newsletter, actually since May 1964 the Center has had a share in a project of first importance in the study of Ptolemaic Egypt and its trade relations with contemporary Mediterranean states. This project is the classification, and installation in the museum of Alexandria, of the most notable of all collections of stamped handles. Such handles are fragments of stamped commercial containers made of earthenware, and the stamps on the handles are control stamps, impressed before firing, current chiefly in the great period of the ancient port city of Alexandria, from the latter 4th to the last century B.C., and, within that period, sometimes very closely datable. The containers were largely made for the transport of wine, but certainly re-used in ancient Egypt for every sort of fluid or semi-fluid commodity, as we know from may mention in papyri.
Annual Meeting 1986 Washington, DC
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Schedule of Meeting -- Program on Islamic & Modern Egypt -- Program on Ancient & Coptic Egypt -- Abstracts (arranged alphabetically by speaker) -- Projects & Expeditions of the ARCE -- ARCE Fellows 1985-86 -- ARCE Thirty Years Ago Newsletter, No. 22 (June 30, 1956)