PTAH Symposium (Luxor, 02/2025): Session 1, part 1 - FEF Karnak

The international conference PTAH Symposium was organized by the CFEETK (MoTA-SCA / CNRS), with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the French Embassy in Egypt (in the framework of the FEF Karnak Project), the LabEx ARCHIMEDE, the Kheops Fund for Archaeology and Ifao.

Session 1, 07/02/2025, first lecture:
— "Stories Behind the Stones: Preserving the Past and Shaping the Future of Karnak’s Open-Air Museum — FEF Karnak project" by Dr Mona Ali Abady and Dr Amira Fawzy Ali (MoTA-CFEETK)

Organising Committee of PTAH Symposium:
– Mohamed Gad Ahmed, chief of conservation at the temples of Karnak and the temple of Luxor, MoTA
– Zeinab Mohsen, chief of conservation of the temple of Amun in Karnak, MoTA
– Agnès Oboussier, head of conservation at CFEETK – UAR 3172 CNRS
– Manon Lefèvre, freelance conservator and CFEETK collaborator
– Dr. Laura Bontemps, associate researcher to URM MAP, postdoctorate at UMR Héritages and CFEETK collaborator
– Bianca Madden, freelance conservator and ARCE collaborator

PTAH Symposium is part of the scientific program of the “Fonds Équipe France Karnak” project (supported by the MoTA-SCA, the French Embassy in Egypt, MEAE)