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Hungarian President Katalin Novák’s official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt ended on Thursday with a visit to a Hungarian archaeological site.
President Novák visited the burial site of noble families who lived more than 3,000 years ago near Luxor. Tamás Bács, Associate Professor at the Department of Egyptology at Eötvös Loránd University, told the Hungarian public media that Hungarian archaeologists are currently working on three concessions in the area.
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“One team is excavating an 80-by-40-meter area, including a hermitage monastery dating back to the 6th century BC. The area hides several unique tombs in the cemeteries of Thebes,” revealed Bács. He added that experts are conducting multifaceted research there, including art history, linguistics, archaeology, and architecture. “Another group of researchers is studying one of the earliest periods of the cemeteries, the period of Ramses II, while a third is uncovering a complex burial system, Bács noted.
Photo: Facebook/Novák Katalin
He stressed that Hungarian Egyptology has become a key part of universal Egyptology for 40 years now. Archaeologists from Mexico, Germany, Argentina, and the United States are working in the area, and the Hungarian expedition is also playing a major role. Some 30 Hungarian experts are working on the excavation. The excavation is also attended by teachers, students, and three restoration experts from the Hungarian National Museum, Judit Hammerstein, the museum’s acting director general, told MTI on the spot.
President Novák will address the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai on Friday.
Via MTI, Featured image: Facebook/Novák Katalin