Egypt Treasures Looted, but Public Strikes Back

Egypt Treasures Looted, but Public Strikes Back
From National Geographic Daily News, a good summary of current situations around the historic site of Egypt. Links to pictures, etc. Sobering picture of Dr. Hawass standing in the museum and flanked by armed soldiers. Comments from people outside Egypt who are trying to help Egyptians get around the no-internet situation. The difficulty communicating about security needs of the monuments suggests that repressive dictatorships are bad for archaeology, too. If people could use cell phones or the internet, they could summon help to sites that are threatened or insecure. Dr. Hawass himself had trouble finding out about some sites. (Of course, chaos in the streets is bad for historic sites, too. Ask the Iraqis. But cutting off cell phones and internet in the name of "security" actually seems to have made the situation more dangerous in some areas of Egypt.)