tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post4080504443277125593..comments2023-11-02T10:29:04.103+00:00Comments on Egyptology News: Lost Army and the sites mentioned in the SCA press releaseAndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-54317761332939536172009-12-07T14:54:58.204+00:002009-12-07T14:54:58.204+00:00PS - re the publishing of EDS Volume 2. I'm gl...PS - re the publishing of EDS Volume 2. I'm glad to hear that the situation might change. If it doesn't had you thought of trying to raise the funds through private subscription? Contributions might well be forthcoming. Alternatively how about publishing online?Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-9664077023180421462009-12-07T14:52:19.837+00:002009-12-07T14:52:19.837+00:00There are examples, however, in the Western Desert...There are examples, however, in the Western Desert - there's graffiti and even a video of someone on a tour firmly tracing scenes in the Mestekawi-Foggini cave is quite hair raising. And I can send you photos of damage done to some of the inscriptions in the Wadi Hammamat (looks as though someone has covered them in wax - the residue is very ugly). I've no idea who did that but it doesn't look like the work of lorry drivers.Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-8209887466645582272009-12-06T15:24:43.659+00:002009-12-06T15:24:43.659+00:00PS On the publication of EDS Volume Two (the rock ...PS On the publication of EDS Volume Two (the rock art sites south of Wadi Barramiya). This has not been published as yet because of lack of funds. The situation may change in the near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-77805203636947420692009-12-06T15:21:04.383+00:002009-12-06T15:21:04.383+00:00Just to point out that (a) the Eastern Desert Surv...Just to point out that (a) the Eastern Desert Survey missions which followed the publication of EDS Volume One were all approved by the SCA and with full permits; and (b) all the rock art defacement I saw in the Eastern Desert (especially along the Wadi Barramiya) was done by Egyptian lorry drivers. I did not see a single example of modern graffiti made by foreign tourists.<br /><br />David Rohl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-21275250941026892362009-11-20T14:08:58.378+00:002009-11-20T14:08:58.378+00:00Dear Andie,
I am neither archaeologist nor histor...Dear Andie,<br /><br />I am neither archaeologist nor historian but this story published via Discovery news caught my attention too especially that these claims were not officially declared in Egypt. Few days ago I posted about this and looking forward for reading the truth about this one day!Hicham Magedhttp://blog.hichamaged.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-11111043234504032052009-11-15T14:09:08.508+00:002009-11-15T14:09:08.508+00:00PS - in case anyone else reads my remarks in the s...PS - in case anyone else reads my remarks in the same way I have made some changes to the text. Cheers. Andie.Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-11803419404302809342009-11-15T13:48:22.811+00:002009-11-15T13:48:22.811+00:00I was in favour of both your and Mike and Maggie M...I was in favour of both your and Mike and Maggie Morrow's work in the Eastern Desert. I quoted your books extensively on my survey of Eastern Desert archaeology on my website http://archaeology-easterndesert.com/. <br /><br />So far from being on a high horse I am always in admiration of people who manage to achieve and share sound archaeological work without the resources available to university and other official teams.<br /><br />I have met Mike Morrow and was hoping to help them to produce a second edition of their valuable work (just from a technical point of view). I am also acquainted with a number of the participants and have always been interested in their perspective, two of whom are good friends who have gone on to do PhDs on the subject of the Eastern Desert. <br /><br />Having led tours into both Eastern and Western Deserts I am, however, aware of some of the danger. And I do understand why concerns are raised when unauthorised (as opposed, perhaps to "amateur") projects take place. <br /><br />I believe that my own websites on Egyptian archaeology, although strictly amateur, are not without a useful role.<br /><br />I regret that you misunderstood the tone of my post. <br /><br />I understand that you led a second survey project into the Eastern Desert and that the results were never published, which seems a shame. Any news on that front?<br /><br />Kind regards<br />AndieAndiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-9755789956386043612009-11-15T13:34:31.355+00:002009-11-15T13:34:31.355+00:00Get off your high horse Andie.
The Eastern Desert...Get off your high horse Andie.<br /><br />The Eastern Desert Survey, led by myself, published a full Survey Report on the rock art that was several times more competent and detailed than the official mission of Hans Winkler in the 1930s. Mike and Maggie Morrow's volume is also extremely valuable.<br /><br />The people who recorded the rock art were not amateurs (in the pejorative sense of that ugly word). In fact, once trained, they were just as competent (probably more competent) than a bunch of university students, tagged onto an archaeological mission, with little idea what they are doing. These desert surveys were non-invasive. They did not destroy anything or dig up anything. Nothing was removed from the desert - except knowledge – which was then published within a year of the final expedition (unlike most academic publications).<br /><br />Ask yourself a simple question. Would the Eastern Desert Survey (which located and published thousands of examples of rock art) have been attempted if it had been left to academic establishments who neither have the resources nor interest in very much outside the Nile valley?<br /><br />Please don't try to denigrate volunteers who are both keen and competent enough to broaden our understanding of the past through their efforts. The quest for knowledge and good research are not the sole preserve of academia.<br /><br />David Rohl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com