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==Biography==
==Biography==
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"/>  
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 a [[Egyptian Museum|museum]] be created for keeping unearthed artifacts in Egypt.<ref name= "Early Organization"/>


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Latest revision as of 15:50, 23 August 2022

François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette (1821 – 1881) was a French archaeologist and Egyptologist.

Biography[edit | edit source]

In 1858, the Viceroy of Egypt created the 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.[1] In the same year, Mariette discovered the Inventory Stela[2] and requested a museum be created for keeping unearthed artifacts in Egypt.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Rediscovering Egypt: "Early Organization"
  2. Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – The Riddles of the Sphinx: "The Importance of Red"