Faculty Member at the Faculty of Arts, Beni Suef University, Leads a National Project to Document Human Remains at the Egyptian Museum Since 2018
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Dr. Tarek Ali, Acting President of Beni Suef University, expressed his pride in one of the university’s Faculty of Arts staff members leading a pioneering national project for documenting and recording skeletal and mummified human remains at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir. The project has been efficiently and professionally managed since 2018 under the leadership of Dr. Zeinab Hashish, Assistant Professor of Ancient Egyptian Archaeology at the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, and under the supervision of Dr. Ezza Gohary, Dean of the Faculty of Arts.
The University President explained that the project represents a leading model of integrated scientific research. Through sustained academic efforts, cooperation with the Egyptian Museum basement team headed by Ms. Asmaa Ahmed, Director of the Basement Department, and a productive international partnership with The Bioarchaeology Institute in London, the project has succeeded in establishing a precise scientific methodology for the registration and documentation of Egyptian human remains. This contributes to preserving what is known as the “living archive,” which narrates the history of Egyptians from a unique human and scientific perspective.
Dr. Tarek Ali extended his appreciation and recognition to the Faculty of Arts – Department of Archaeology, as well as to Dr. Zeinab Hashish and her distinguished team, who present an honorable model of scientific competence capable of leading major archaeological projects. Their work confirms that the Archaeology Department at the Faculty of Arts, Beni Suef University, remains a scientific beacon that produces qualified cadres able to participate in the most important national and international projects.
Dr. Zeinab noted that the project is a source of pride for both the university and the faculty for several reasons, including the sustainability of field and research work since 2018 based on a clear scientific vision, strengthening the status of the Archaeology Department at Beni Suef University as an active international partner in scientific projects and forums, and its vital role in safeguarding Egyptian identity and preserving the historical, medical, and social memory of the nation.
It is worth noting that details of the project and the museum’s achievements can be viewed through the Egyptian Museum’s annual journal, available free of charge in Arabic and English via the following links:
For reading in Arabic: [https://drive.google.com/.../1bJvPxTCh7G.../view](https://drive.google.com/.../1bJvPxTCh7G.../view)...
For reading in English: [https://drive.google.com/.../1oD7zYlnFBRO6BRWKevI.../view](https://drive.google.com/.../1oD7zYlnFBRO6BRWKevI.../view)...