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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 | 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"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 11 May 2022
François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette (1821 – 1881) was a French archaeologist and Egyptologist.
Biography
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Rediscovering Egypt: "Early Organization"
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – The Riddles of the Sphinx: "The Importance of Red"