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FIELD SCHOOL AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITY YIELDING VISIBLE RESULTS

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Results of Cleaning
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Twenty-seven Egyptian trainees from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) are in the midst of a 7-month training schedule (2009/2010 season) that includes lessons from expert conservation specialists from Egypt and throughout the world. Classes at the state-of-the-art conservation lab constructed by ARCE inside the Karnak complex offers students an opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom on nearby monuments and artifacts under the direction of their instructors. This unprecedented lab is also accessible to SCA and ARCE conservation professionals working in the area.... Read More>>

PRESERVING EGYPT'S CULTURAL HERITAGE

NEW BOOK CHRONICLES DECADE OF CONSERVATION WORK IN EGYPT

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ARCE proudly announces the publication of a new book, "Preserving Egypt's Cultural Heritage: Conservation Work by the American Research Center in Egypt 1995-2005," edited by Randi Danforth. The visually rich and scholarly retrospective volume records the important first decade of collaboration between ARCE, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) in preserving treasures of Egypt's cultural heritage. Learn More about the Book >>

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