Current Conservation Projects

Current Conservation Projects

The following are current and recent conservation projects conducted under the Egyptian Antiquities Conservation (EAC) Project. The goal of the EAC Project is to safeguard Egypt's cultural heritage and to promote tourism through assisting with the further development of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities' (SCA) institutional capacity and the conservation of specific historic sites.

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BYZANTINE

Wall Painting Conservation
Director: Elizabeth Bolman, Temple University
November 2005 - Ongoing

COPTIC

Monastic Cell Conservation
Director: Fr. Maximous el Antony
Completed January 2009

GRAECO-ROMAN

Conservation of Roman Wall Paintings
Completed March 2009
Site Presentation
Director: Alaa El-Habaski, ARCE
June 2005 - August 2010

ISLAMIC

Documentation (Salvage Archaeology)
Directors: Nairy Hampikian and May El-Ibrashi
Completed September 2008
Documentation
Directors: Nairy Hampikian and May El-Ibrashi
Completed September 2008

MEDIEVAL

Director: Aga Khan Cultural Services Egypt
Completed May 2009

PHARAONIC

Groundwater and Structural Monitoring
Directors: ARCE staff and consultants
April 2007 - Ongoing
Conservation of Temple Foundations
Director: Betsy Bryan, The Johns Hopkins University
April 2007 - July 2009

PHARAONIC

Directors: ARCE staff and consultants; The Johns Hopkins University; the Franco-Egyptian Center
April 2007 - July 2010
Director: Melinda Hartwig, Georgia State University
April 2007 - May 2009

TRAINING

Director: Mark Lehner, Ancient Egypt Research Associates
January 2005 - Ongoing
Director: Janice Kamrin, ARCE/SCA
December 2006 - Ongoing
Directors: ARCE staff and consultants
April 2007 - July 2012
Directors: ARCE staff and consultants
April 2007 - July 2012
Site Management Plan
Director: Naguib Amin, Michael Jones
December 2007 - Ongoing
Director: Mark Lehner, Ancient Egypt Research Associates
January 2009
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