Sharing 7,000 years of egyptian culture with the american research center in egypt?S (ARCE) open access conservation archives [the american research center in egypt is a nonprofit organization…

Sharing 7,000 years of egyptian culture with the american research center in egypt?S (ARCE) open access conservation archives [the american research center in egypt is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting research on egyptian history and culture, fostering knowledge about egypt among the public, and strengthening american-egyptian cultural ties. The proposed three-year project will digitize and publish online 26 collections of materials from conserved sites in egypt, which encompass prehistoric, pharaonic, coptic, islamic, and jewish sites and monuments. Egyptian monuments documented in the archives contain a wealth of information for scholars interested in the history of urban design; the study of islamic inscription programs; the evolution of mosque architecture; and other topics. Long-term, this project will create significant benefits to research, education, and public programming in the humanities, as IT will provide easily discoverable, free, open-source digital access to the ARCE online archives for scholars and the public across the globe with an interest in egyptian history and culture.]