The Supreme Council of Antiquities was established in 1994, responsible for the conservation, protection, and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavations in Egypt. From 1994 to 2011,
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities: at the main entrance, the Supreme Council of Antiquities flag can be seen either side of the Egyptian flag
This is an image of a golden coffin that was stolen and later returned to Egypt.
Auguste Mariette, the first director of the Department of Antiquities
Auguste Mariette
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François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette was a French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities, the forerunner of the Supreme Council of Antiquitie
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…and he promised to give new life to the body, by bringing in young archeologists and restarting projects which had been put on hold. In the 1850s, Auguste Mariette made several discoveries at Saqqara, which revived interest into Ancient Egypt, their culture, and their monuments. and revived an interest in Egyptology…
Auguste Mariette (seated, far left) and Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (seated, far right) with others during the monarch's visit to the Giza Necropolis at the end of 1871.
A statue of Auguste Mariette in his home city of Boulogne-sur-Mer.