Back المجلس الأعلى للآثار (مصر) Arabic المجلس الاعلى للاثار ARZ Conseyu Supremu d'Antigüedaes AST Consell Suprem d'Antiguitats Catalan Supreme Council of Antiquities German Ĉefkonsilio de Antikvaĵoj EO Consejo Supremo de Antigüedades Spanish شورای عالی آثار باستانی مصر FA Conseil suprême des Antiquités égyptiennes French המועצה העליונה לענייני עתיקות של מצרים HE
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA; Arabic: المجلس الأعلى للآثار, romanized: al-Majlis al-Aʻlá lil-Āthār) was established in 1994, responsible for the conservation, protection, and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavations in Egypt. From 1994 to 2011, the SCA was a department of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture . In 2011, the Supreme Council of Antiquities became part of the independent department of the Ministry of State for Antiquites (MSA).[1] In 2022, the department was folded into the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism.[1]
Although the name of the organization has changed over the years, the purpose and function of it has remained consistent.
The first government body responsible for the preservation and protection of Egypt's rich historical landscape was the Department of Antiquities, established in 1858. This became the Egyptian Antiquities Organisation in 1971.[2][3]
- ^ a b "SCA History". Supreme Council of Antiquities. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "The Egyptian Antiquities Organization" (PDF). Penn Museum. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. "About MoA". Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.