The concentration of radon was measured inside the tombs Serapeum, South tomb and the Zoser Pyramid (fifth level) and an associated average working level of 0.83 WL was obtained. The mean specific activities of (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K in the samples collected from the interior walls of the Saqqara tombs were determined and found to show average values of 16, 8.5 and 45 Bq kg(-1), respectively. A hyperpure Ge detector has been used in the γ-ray spectrometric analysis while the (222)Rn concentration was measured using a portable radon monitor RTM 1688-2, SARAD. The present work is devoted to provide a pre-operational radiological baseline needed to quantify occupational radiation exposure at the famous Saqqara region in Cairo, Egypt. For this reason, these sites are visited by numerous visitors every year. Many archaeological sites in Egypt are unique worldwide, such as ancient tombs and pyramids, because they document fundamental developments in human civilization that took place several thousands of years ago. Radiological safety assessment inside ancient Egyptian tombs in Saqqara.Įl-Kameesy, S U Salama, E El-Fiki, S A Ehab, M Rühm, W It could be shown that Streptomyces strains are involved on a large scale in the colour changes of paintings and stone support by producing a wide range of metabolites such as acids (oxalic, citric and sulphuric acids), biopigments of melanin, carotenoids, and hydrogen sulphide. The16S rDNA sequences data indicated that isolated strains were closely related to S. Streptomyces strains were isolated from mural paintings of Tell Basta and Tanis tombs (East of Nile Delta, Egypt) and were identified using biochemical and molecular methods. Paintings in ancient Egyptian tombs often suffer colour changes due to microbial growth and colonization. We present details about the different stages of the used reconstruction pipeline, the results so far, and the evaluation of the results in view of the project objectives.Ĭharacterization of Streptomyces isolates causing colour changes of mural paintings in ancient Egyptian tombs.Ībdel-Haliem, M E F Sakr, A A Ali, M F Ghaly, M F Sohlenkamp, C The reconstruction aims at producing a high quality 3D model of the tomb to help in archaeological investigation and other scientific uses. In this paper we present an on-going work to reconstruct a 3D model of M.I.D.A.N.05., an ancient Egyptian tomb located in Luxor. (CMK)ĭ Reconstruction of Ancient Egyptian Rock-Cut Tombs: the Case of M.I.D.A.N.05. Discusses the process of creating tomb paintings in detail. Explains that the students researched information about Egyptian culture and history in order to familiarize themselves with Egyptian wall-painting style. Provides an activity where sixth-grade students replicated the Egyptian art form of tomb painting. The project's website ( ) will include all the collected data, the study and analysis, the project's history and team members, publications as well as the results of our research.ĮRIC Educational Resources Information Center Our main goal is to provide scholars with a complete, comprehensive archaeological and bibliographical database for the scenes of viticulture and winemaking depicted in the Egyptian private tombs throughout the ancient Egyptian history. A photographic survey of the graves containing images related with viticulture and winemaking will be carried out in order to have the most accurate information on the location and stage of conservation of those images. The titles of the tombs' owners and the texts related to the scenes will be also recorded. Moreover, a scene-detail database for the viticulture and winemaking scenes in the Egyptian private tombs has been recorded with 97 entries, some of them unpublished, and the collected data is under study. At this stage, a bibliographical researchable database relevant to wine, viticulture and winemaking in the ancient Egypt has been completed, with 197 entries including articles, books, chapters in book, academic thesis (PhD and MA), essay, abstracts, on-line articles and websites. This research aims at documenting the complete corpus of wine in ancient Egypt and analysing the data (iconography, textual sources and artefacts) to unveil the importance of the ancient Egyptian wine culture legacy in the Mediterranean region. Presented are the research objectives of the project "Irep en Kemet", Wine of Ancient Egypt, and the content of the project's website. "IREP EN KEMET" Wine of Ancient Egypt: Documenting the Viticulture and Winemaking Scenes in the Egyptian Tombs
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