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EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S
HISTORIC FABRIC: AN OVERVIEW
UNREST
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Multiple sources verify that…
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Multiple sources verify that…
“…local youths organized themselves into groups that
directed traffic, protected neighborhoods, and guarded
public buildings such as the Library of Alexandria.”
- Than, Ker. “Egypt Treasures Looted, but Public Strikes Back”. National
Geographic News, 01/31/2011.
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Multiple sources verify that the Cairo Museum
was looted and…
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Multiple sources verify that the Cairo Museum
was looted and…
“…Zahi Hawas, secretary general of Egypt’s
Supreme Council on Antiquities…fought the mobs to
reach the museum, gathered students and others
protesting in the streets and rallied them to the
building.”
- Vastag, Brian. “Amid protests and looting, officials work to preserve Egypt’s
treasures”. Washington Post, 01/30/2011.
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Hawas claims that each one of Egypt’s twenty-
four museums is now protected by the army, but
because Egypt is such an archeologically rich
country, efforts to protect its historic fabric remain
ongoing.
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Egyptologists are using…
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Egyptologists are using…
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Egyptologists are using…
…to find eyewitness
accounts of what is
happening on the
ground, and also…
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Egyptologists are using…
…to find eyewitness
accounts of what is
happening on the
ground, and also…
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Egyptologists are using…
…to find eyewitness
accounts of what is
happening on the
ground, and also…
…to assess the damage
of historic sites.
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Pedestrians, Military, Egyptologists
Representatives of the Facebook group –
Restore + Save the Egyptian Museum – are
working with the Egyptian Army to help protect
sites. Here’s how:
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
A researcher on the ground in Egypt uses a
landline phone to report looting of an historic site
to a colleague out of country.
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
A researcher on the ground in Egypt uses a
landline phone to report looting of a historic site
to a colleague out of country.
The person receiving the call then uses online
resources, such as Google Earth, to look up the
GPS Coordinates of the historic site in question.
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
A researcher on the ground in Egypt uses a
landline phone to report looting of a historic site
to a colleague out of country.
The person receiving the call then uses online
resources, such as Google Earth, to look up the
GPS Coordinates of the historic site in question.
The researcher in Egypt then relays the GPS
coordinates to the Egyptian Army.
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
Chapter 7, The Clock of the Long Now
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
Chapter 7, The Clock of the Long Now
Fashion/art
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
Chapter 7, The Clock of the Long Now
Fashion/art
Commerce
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
Chapter 7, The Clock of the Long Now
Fashion/art
Commerce
Infrastructure
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
Chapter 7, The Clock of the Long Now
Fashion/art
Commerce
Infrastructure
Governance
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
Chapter 7, The Clock of the Long Now
Fashion/art
Commerce
Infrastructure
Governance
Culture
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
Chapter 7, The Clock of the Long Now
Fashion/art
Commerce
Infrastructure
Governance
Culture
Nature
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Conclusion:
Chapter 7, The Clock of the Long Now
Fashion/art
Commerce
Infrastructure
Governance
Culture
Nature
EFFORTS TO PROTECT EGYPT’S HISTORIC
FABRIC
Sources Consulted:Than, Ker. “Egypt Treasures Looted, but Public Strikes Back.” National
Geographic News, 01/31/2011.
Vastag, Brian. “Amid protests and looting, officials work to preserve Egypt’s
treasures.” Washington Post, 01/30/2011.
Hammond, Joseph. “Egyptian City Of Alexandria Prepares For Fresh Protests.”
Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, 02/10/2011.
Videos:
http://www.rferl.org/content/egypt_protests_alexandria_february_11/2305396.html
http://www.bibalex.org/Attachments/BA_Player2.html
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2011/01/ancient-
treasures-looted-destroyed-in-egypt.html
