Northern Africa

Projects in Northern Africa

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Sinai Palimpsests Project

To survey and digitize palimpsest manuscripts in the library of St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai.

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Documentation of Maritime Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa

To document endangered maritime archaeological heritage in the Middle East and North Africa and to publish the results through an online database.

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Revival of The Mosque of Moqbil

This project will see the restoration of a traditional rock-salt mosque in the old fortified city of Shali, Egypt. Environmental Quality International will employ and supervis…

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Training in Action

This project aims to train 40 staff from Libyan and Tunisian national heritage organisations in documentation techniques, preventative conservation and heritage management.

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Community Museums of Western Sudan: Omdurman, El Obeid, Nyala

This project aims to restore three museums and provide for the educational and cultural needs of their communities, visitors and tourists.

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EAMENA: Training in Endangered Archaeology Methodology

This project aims to train archaeologists from eight countries in the use of an open-source aerial recording methodology, designed for conflict zones and other areas where acc…

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Restoration of the Aghormi Mosque by the Residents of Siwa

This project aims to train local community residents to restore the Kershef Mosque in Aghormi, Egypt. These works will safeguard against further deterioration and return the m…

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Deir al Surian Projects

This project aims to conserve manuscripts within the Deir al Surian monastery in Egypt. Coptic and Arabic manuscripts will be conserved, catalogued and photographed.

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Circulating Artefacts: A Cross-Platform Alliance Against the Looting of Pharaonic Antiquities

The British Museum aims to create a new database of Egyptian and Nubian artefacts currently in circulation on the international art market, and those held in private collectio…

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