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Auguste Mariette, an archaeologist serving Egypt

2022-08-03T15:12:06.389Z


GREAT ARCHEOLOGISTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (4/6) - The contribution of Auguste Mariette, passionate about the site of Saqqara, to knowledge of the civilization of the pharaohs was decisive.


The 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century were, in the Near East, the era of great discoveries about vanished civilizations.

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you, from Troy to Petra via the pyramids of Egypt, in the footsteps of pioneers and atypical characters who have left their mark on archaeology.

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Special Envoy to Cairo

With a gruff chin and arms crossed, wearing his emblematic tarbouche, Auguste Mariette casts a placid gaze over the amazed but exhausted tourists.

At the beginning of summer, the center of Cairo is a furnace and most visitors leave the Museum of Antiquities without looking at the imposing bronze statue that sits at its exit.

"To Mariette Pasha, grateful Egypt

", can we read, in Arabic and French, in front of her cenotaph.

The bust of Jean-François Champollion, of more modest size, is relegated to the background.

Way, perhaps, to right an old injustice.

Because…

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