Egypt Projects

El Max Rescue Project – ongoing

El Max Rescue Project Rawda Abdelhady IntroductionThe El-Max district to the West of Alexandria, Egypt, is one of the last fishing communities in Alexandria. The significance of this region in terms of its incumbent maritime traditions, buildings, features and objects, is indisputable, the issue here is how to best safeguard this unique area for future

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NW Egyptian Marmarica Coast Survey – ongoing

NW Egyptian Marmarica Coast Survey Partners:CMAUCH, University of Alexandria, EgyptDepartment of Underwater Antiquities, Ministry of Antiquities, EgyptMarEA, Universities of Southampton and Ulster, UK The Mediterranean coastline of NW Egypt is under threat, predominantly from agricultural and urban expansion (Figure 1). Today much of the coastline is being rapidly developed for commercial and hotel real estate

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Berenike: Excavations at a Red Sea maritime hub linking the Mediterranean world to the Indian Ocean – ongoing

Berenike: An Ancient Red Sea Port The Ptolemaic-Roman (3rd c. BC-6th c. AD) Egyptian Red Sea port of Berenike was a pivotal nexus in the network linking Europe, Africa and Asia and the Mediterranean world via the Red Sea/Indian Ocean basin. Maritime and terrestrial routes met at Berenike to transfer products, people and ideas across

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Marea – ongoing

Landscape history and chronology of a Roman and Byzantine port infrastructure of Marea in the Region of Mareotis – 2020 Tomasz Derda Marea is situated on the south coast of Lake Mariout around 45 km away from Alexandria. Occupying around 15 ha, it is one of the largest settlements from the Byzantine period located in

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Egyptian Traditional Riverine Tangible and Intangible Heritage Rescue Project (TradEGY) – 2021

Egyptian Traditional Riverine Tangible and Intangible Heritage Rescue Project (TradEGY) – 2020 – 2021 Ziad Morsy During the 19th century, the evidence for Nile sailboats in Egypt was limited. This evidence included Western travellers’ writings and photographs that recorded their visit to Egypt during this period. This evidence is an important source of information about

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Naukratis – Ongoing

Naukratis Dr Ross Thomas The port of Naukratis was the earliest, and for a period the only, Greek port in Egypt. Established in the late 7th century BC as a base for Greek (and Cypriot) traders and the port of the royal Pharaonic city of Sais, it was an important hub for trade and cross-cultural

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