Africa

Projects in Africa

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Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage (CMAUCH) Student Mobilisation

In 2009 the Alexandria Centre for Maritime Archaeology & Underwater Cultural Heritage was established to create a specialised centre for postgraduate studies which provides ed…

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Survey of Paintings in Rock-Hewn and Constructed Churches in Tigray, Ethiopia

The EHF, with local heritage bodies, aims to build a comprehensive database of painted churches, serving as a tool for their future monitoring, conservation and protection. A …

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Training Course for Tour Guides in Gheralta, Tigray

The EHF works with local communities, guides and tourist agencies to encourage sustainable tourism to Tigray’s painted churches. In subsidising rural economies, this plays a v…

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Wall Paintings of Tigray - Conservation Programme

In 2013, in collaboration with its Ethiopian partners and with the assistance of the Courtauld Institute, the EHF, carried out a survey of 9 painted churches in Tigray, Ethiop…

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TARA image project

To preserve and curate the Trust for African Rock Art's (TARA) photographic archive of more than 20,000 images, and make it available for free online.

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Documentation of Rock-Cut Churches in Ethiopia

This project aims to document the disappearing craft of cutting rock churches in Ethiopia and to make the videos and other documentary material available online for free.

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Documentation of Archaeological Archives in Egypt

This project aims to provide on-the-job training in digital documentation for Egyptian heritage specialists, to digitize and publish online glass plate photographs of early ar…

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Developing Non-Destructive Methods to Read Texts in Mummy Cartonnages

This project aims to assess the feasibility of nondestructive digital imaging technology to read texts on papyri in mummy cartonnages. All data, findings and methodologies wil…

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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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