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Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organization (ECHO) Actively making archaeology work to protect Egypt's heritage. Developing themes, programmes and strategies for cultural heritage research projects;
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The Objectives of ECHO are to promote and advance education in the study and understanding of Egyptian cultural heritage, in particular but not exclusively by:
1. The development of programmes in public and community archaeology that both enhance the dissemination of scholarly knowledge amongst Egyptians and the world community, and promote public interest in and enjoyment of ancient and historic

monuments and sites;
3. The promotion of education in cultural heritage management, conservation and archaeology;
4. The contribution of efforts aimed at establishing facilities for and design of research programmes in conservation, management and display of Egypt's cultural heritage and the promotion of new methodological and technical developments. ECHO is also engaged in:
• Helping to train Egyptians in cultural heritage management, conservation, and archaeological methods, theory and practice.
• Developing and contributing to cultural heritage management programmes in Egypt, including site management, conservation and restoration, environmental protection and rescue surveys and excavations.
• Prevention of looting, vandalism and the illicit trade in Egyptian antiquities.
• Encouraging sustainable and responsible cultural- and eco-tourism programmes as a means of enhancing the appreciation of the world heritage of Egypt.
• Aiding in the restitution of stolen antiquities to their legal caretakers. There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance. This is a task beyond the resources of any one nation. Through ECHO you can make a difference. ECHO has recently published a fieldguide of archaeological methodology entitled 'Standards of Archaeological Excavation' as well as the proceeds of the first conference on 'Managing Egypt’s Cultural Heritage.' ECHO is currently engaged in organising a second conference, a 'Workshop on Cultural Heritage Management in Revolutionary Times' to be held in Cairo in September 2012 and a fieldschool to be held in Egypt in December 2011. For those wishing to deliver a paper at the ECHO Workshop or to learn more about ECHO please go to the website at: www.e-c-h-o.org

My house in Hassan Fathy New Gourna Luxor
14/12/2023

My house in Hassan Fathy New Gourna Luxor

HELP RESCUE THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SITE OF KAFR HASSAN DAWOODAfter the success of the 2019 season at Kafr Hassan Dawood in...
02/05/2022

HELP RESCUE THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SITE OF KAFR HASSAN DAWOOD

After the success of the 2019 season at Kafr Hassan Dawood in the Nile Delta, ECHO will continue work on site this summer. Dr Lawrence Owens leads our team this year and in memory of our friend and colleague, Dr. Geoffrey Tassie, please consider giving a donation to help continue his work and passion for KHD and Egypt.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/egyptian-archaeology-at-khd-mummies-in-the-delta?qid=5de2f1b91219c2c6ded2b27ef4981103

Hello and let us introduce ourselves: we are Dr Lawrence Owe… Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organisation needs your support for Egyptian Archaeology at KHD: Save Our Site

Join us at 2pm (Cairo time) on 29 October 2021 for a webinar on “Architecture for Climate Change Adaptation – Learning f...
22/10/2021

Join us at 2pm (Cairo time) on 29 October 2021 for a webinar on “Architecture for Climate Change Adaptation – Learning from Hassan Fathy.” This deals with Hassan Fathy’s contributions to the relationship between architecture and climate through specific topics related to city and house designs, materials and passive energy.
Follow the link below to register for the event.

https://archhassanfathy.com/architecture-for-climate-resilience-new-gourna-event/

REGISTER NOW New Gourna, 29 October 2021, 14:00-17:00 Pm Cairo Time “Architecture for Climate Change Adaptation – Learning from Hassan Fathy” deals with  Hassan Fathy’s contributions to the re…

With the sad passing of our Director Tassie Geoffrey John, it is now the time to focus on continuing his work in Egypt b...
30/06/2019

With the sad passing of our Director Tassie Geoffrey John, it is now the time to focus on continuing his work in Egypt but to do that we need your help! Please consider giving a donation however small in memory of Tass.

Introduction Hello and let us introduce ourselves: we are Dr Lawrence Owens and Dr Geoffrey Tassie, and we are the directors of an archaeology rescue project in the Egyptian Delta. Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD) is one of the most important ancient sites in Egypt, and contains hundreds of burials from...

29/06/2019
ECHO is sorry to share that we lost our beloved friend and colleague Dr. Geoffrey J. Tassie, affectionately known as Tas...
17/04/2019

ECHO is sorry to share that we lost our beloved friend and colleague Dr. Geoffrey J. Tassie, affectionately known as Tass, on Thursday 28 March. Today would have been his 60th birthday.

Tass served as ECHO's Co-founder and Managing Director for more than 20 years, working to disseminate knowledge about Egyptian cultural heritage and thereby ensure its accessibility to all. His years of work in both the field and lecture hall have contributed immeasurable insight into Ancient Egypt.

Tass's earliest projects included the University College London (UCL) - Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) Mission to Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD), where he served as Site Supervisor under the direction of Prof. Fekri Hassan. He would eventually serve as Director for the SCA - Wi******er University - Egypt Exploration Society Mission to KHD, where he oversaw site analysis of pottery, stone vessels, small finds, potmarks and graves, along with the development of a site typology of all artefacts. He recently secured permissions to resume excavations at the site, which will continue to expand the narrative at KHD.

Tass's later work would reunite him with Fekri Hassan and Mohamed Hamdan, with whom he also worked at KHD, for UCL's Leverhulme project on people and climate in the Faiyum. While Tass's research at the time included Ancient Egyptian hair, he soon revealed a comprehensive knowledge of the area and became a key member of the project; his contemporary comparative assessments of archaeological sites in the Faiyum would be the first depression-wide survey using a standardised protocol.

In August 2018, Tass successfully managed to resume work for the first time in 32 years at the site of Nubt (Naqada) in Upper Egypt with Joanne Rowland and Joris van Wetering, his partners in crime of many years. This was a lifelong dream happily realized that will continue to see growing awareness of the importance of this site amongst the local people and wider public, as well as protecting it for future generations.

Additionally, Tass has conducted research at the Freie Universitat Berlin, as part of a University of Edinburgh project, and was an honorary research fellow at the University of Wi******er, and lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has published widely on Predynastic Egypt, Egyptian adornment (including hair and body decoration), Egyptian cultural heritage, heritage management and archaeological theory. He most recently joined Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) as a distinguished expert in Predynastic Egypt, social theory and Egyptian cultural heritage.

While Tass leaves us far too soon, we are grateful for his passion, devotion, knowledge, generosity and friendship, all of which he shared freely. His impact on the archaeological and Egyptological communities cannot be overstated, and his memory will live on through the work of his dearest friends and colleagues.

Farewell, old friend ... Thank you for the adventure. .......................................................
Our official in memoriam may be found here: http://e-c-h-o.org/tassmemoriam.php?fbclid=IwAR0Qby8xOyi5V4LzHq5xJNCd6yCgwtmYLtjn2U2lXvnqpGmV-Di0ZCuIXZo

A not to be missed event this weekend!
28/03/2019

A not to be missed event this weekend!

Going to be in London this weekend, do not miss this event from the Friends of the Petrie Museum on Saturday with our experts John Ward & Dr Maria Nilsson from the Gebel el Silsila Project! Further details here,https://www.ucl.ac.uk/FriendsofPetrie/pdfs/PMF-Silsila-Study-Day-30032019.pdf

2000-Year-Old Anchors Discovered in the Mediterranean Waters near Alexandria - http://luxortimes.com/2019/03/2000-year-o...
23/03/2019

2000-Year-Old Anchors Discovered in the Mediterranean Waters near Alexandria - http://luxortimes.com/2019/03/2000-year-old-anchors-discovered-in-the-mediterranean-waters-near-alexandria/?fbclid=IwAR2ENv_thsF5c8a8fLpj0rGjOLVgHAM42f61xgXMwbWFvXm6y1s3fGTzdjc

The Archaeological mission -of the Maritime Archeology Center at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University- has discovered a number of anchors of different styles and sizes, during the archaeological survey at the Bajush marina on the northwestern coast near the city of Marsa Matruh, which began in...

The Egyptian Museum Development Continues - http://luxortimes.com/2019/03/the-egyptian-museum-development-continues/?fbc...
23/03/2019

The Egyptian Museum Development Continues - http://luxortimes.com/2019/03/the-egyptian-museum-development-continues/?fbclid=IwAR07U7qgMBxtiUoqbd2BliwJG6Cs4jxdhI3XykZqfuHQGqQ8SxIxmtPMCX8

Minister of Antiquities Dr Khaled el Anani visited the Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo Wednesday to get firsthand information about efforts to upgrade the place. Sabah Abdel Razeq, director general of the Egyptian Museum, said work is underway to paint and restore walls of the museum and to replac...

Cabinet denies 32% of Egypt’s artefacts were smuggled abroad - https://ww.egyptindependent.com/cabinet-denies-32-of-egyp...
15/03/2019

Cabinet denies 32% of Egypt’s artefacts were smuggled abroad - https://ww.egyptindependent.com/cabinet-denies-32-of-egypts-artifacts-were-smuggled-abroad/?fbclid=IwAR3UvwxuW4B3Krjl419Gl8MDWFdY1dC53yi-bh_t0P2chA1B_Gv0RsxvdN4

The Information Center of the Cabinet denied rumors that 32 percent of the artifact of Egypt, equal to 32,600, were smuggled since 2011. The center said in a report that it had contacted the Ministry of Antiquities, which categorically denied the news, stressing that 32 percent of the Egyptian antiq...

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