Editing Auguste Mariette

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[[File:DTAE Auguste Mariette.png|thumb|250px|Auguste Mariette]]
'''François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette''' (11 February 1821 – 18 January 1881) was a [[France|French]] archaeologist and [[Egypt]]ologist. 

In 1858, the {{Wiki|Sa'id of Egypt|Viceroy of Egypt}} created the {{Wiki|Supreme Council of Antiquities|Antiquities Service}} where Mariette, supported by a team of foreign scholars, exerted an iron grip. He carried out his work across Egypt and into [[Nubia]], intervening on almost every major site.<ref name= "Early Organization">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – Rediscovering Egypt: Early Organization</ref> In the same year, Mariette discovered the {{Wiki|Inventory Stela}}<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Riddles of the Sphinx: The Importance of Red</ref> and requested [[Museum of Egyptian Antiquities|a museum]] be created for keeping unearthed artifacts in Egypt.<ref name= "Early Organization"/> 

==Appearances==
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' {{mo}}

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