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1papyri
Mai 14, 2009, 3:47 am

The Egyptian Ministry of Culture Supreme Council of Antiquities recently announced the establishment of a new department called the "Department of the Documentation and Registration of the Coptic Monuments".

This Department aims to:

1) Fully document and register all Coptic monuments in: museums, different archaeological sights (related to either Islamic and Coptic or Pharonic sectors' sights), excavations outcome, stores and magazines and every Coptic monument in Egypt.

2) Preparation for publications of these documentations.

3) Initiation of the Coptic monuments cultural awareness through: Lectures, training courses, periodicals etc.

4) Arrangement and gathering of efforts of all whom are interested and experts in Coptology inside and outside Egypt.

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On May 30th and 31st, 2009 the department will be conducting a workshop entitled "Documentation and registration of Coptic monuments, challenges and solutions."

The workshop will include round table discussions in different fields: Survey and architectural documentation, GIS, icons, Coptic papyri, photography and new documentation techniques, wood, metals, textiles, and other fields of Coptic monuments documentation. The goal of the workshop is to construct a detailed plan of action and to recognize and arrange efforts between Coptologists and others involved in this project to document the Coptic monuments.

Interested parties can contact:

Dr. Louay Mahmoud Saied

Louay1@gmail.com

GM of the General Department of the Documentation and Registration of Coptic Monuments.

Supreme Council of Antiquities,
General Department of the Documentation
and Registration of Coptic Monuments
3 Al-aadel Abubakr St., Zamalek, Cairo
Egypt

- Adapted from the announcement by Dr. Saied posted on several academic message lists.

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