Saad Nadim Witness 30. Evacuation Celebrations, 1956 31. Petroleum in Egypt 32. Museum of Civilization Series • Amada & Ibrim • Kalabsha & Beit Al Wadi • Abu Simbel • Saving Philae Temple 33. Railroad Museum 34. The Art of Our Country Series 35. The Nubians 36. A Story from the Nuba, 1963 37. A trip to the Nuba Series, 1961 • Philae • Kalbsha and Beit Al Wali • From Dandar to El-Subo3 • From Amada to Ibrim • Abu Simbel • Heritage of the Humanity • Life of the Residents, 38. The Artist Ragheb Ayad, 1965 39. Contemporary Egyptian Art,
Egyptian temple enormous obelisks, were removed by outside governments and private collectors. This wave of Egyptomania resulted in the rediscovery of temple sites such as Abu Simbel, but artifacts and even whole temples were often treated with great carelessness. The discoveries of the period made possible the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs and the beginnings of Egyptology as a scholarly discipline. Nineteenth-century Egyptologists studied the temples intensively, but their emphasis was on collection of artifacts to send to their own countries, and their slipshod excavation methods often did further harm. Slowly the antique-hunting attitude toward Egyptian monuments gave way to careful study and