Friends of Saqqara

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Non-profit organisatie die geld inzamelt voor de Nederlandse opgraving in Saqqara, Egypte.

Geschiedenis

This Facebook page is maintained by the Friends of Saqqara Foundation, a non-profit foundation aiming at providing financial support for Dutch archaeological research at Saqqara, Egypt. In particular the foundation supports the joint excavation team of the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden and Leiden University. This team is advancing the research, documentation, and preservation of the monuments in the area south of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, where a cemetery of important New Kingdom officials is located.