Northern Africa

Projects in Northern Africa

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TT 110 Field School for the Epigraphic, Photographic & Artifact Recording Project

Theban Tomb 110, located along the north eastern end of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, on Luxor’s West Bank, has recently been the focus of work undertaken as part of ARCE Luxor’s large…

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The Hisn al-Bab Conservation Project

Hisn al-Bab is a unique early medieval fort on the Egyptian-Nubian border. Its towers and gateway are in danger of collapse. The project will stabilise and preserve these feat…

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Giza 2015 Archaeological Field Training for Inspectors of the MSA Project

Archaeological training for Inspectors of the Ministry of State for Antiquities at the Heit el-Ghurab settlement in Giza, integrated into the AERA/AUC archaeological training …

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Preservation & Interpretation of the Palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata in Western Thebes II

One of the few and perhaps the most visited ancient Egyptian settlements, the palace-city of Amenhoteo III at Malqata it is of tremendous importance to Egyptology but also of …

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Mit Rehina Study Season: Analysis & Publication of Material from Kom el-Fakhry 2011 Field School

Conserving through analysis, documentation and publication of the material excavated at Kom el-Fakhry by the Mit Rahina Field-School 2011. The stratified settlement material r…

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Conservation of the Early 16th-Century Tikkayat al-Gulshani Complex in Historic Cairo

This project, which includes documentation and planning activities for its eventual reuse by artisans, directly supports the U.S. embassy’s efforts to spur economic developmen…

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Conservation of 20th-Century Film Archives and Other Collections at the Cinematheque of Tangier

The only institution of its kind in the Maghreb, the Cinematheque is home to one of the largest collections of Moroccan and North African films in the world. [Photo credit: Pr…

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Conservation of the Early 13th-Century al-Imam al-Shafi’i Mausoleum in Historic Cairo, Phase 2

This project, which continues work begun under a previous AFCP grant, directly supports the Embassy’s efforts to enhance regional security and the Memorandum of Understanding …

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Conservation of the Ancient Roman-Berber City of Uthina

The large public cisterns at of the 1st-century BC city of Uthina once supplied water to multiple villages.

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