Endangered Hermitages: Documenting Coptic Heritage in Middle Egypt and the Eastern Desert
The Endangered Hermitages project aimed at conducting professional photographic survey and documentation of hermitages in the Eastern Desert, that are a significant testimony of how monks lived in remote deserts of Egypt from the 4th Century onwards. Project Director: Jan Ciglenečki
| The Endangered Hermitages project aimed at conducting professional photographic survey and documentation (the wider geographical setting, architecture, graffiti and paintings) of the abandoned dynastic tombs and quarries reused as hermitages by Christian monks in late Antiquity in the broader area between Beni Suef and Sohag along the Nile Valley, as well as of the few anchoretic settlements in some parts of the Easter Desert. These hermitages are a significant testimony of how the monks lived in the remote deserts of Egypt from the 4th Century onwards. They provide us with invaluable information on the early history of Christian monasticism. |
Project Details
Location: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Organiser(s):
University of Ljubljana
Funder(s):
American Research Center in Egypt-Antiquities Endowment Fund
Funding received: $73,860
Commencement Date: 03/2018
Project Status: Completed
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