Australian Centre for Egyptology

The Australian Centre for Egyptology (ACE) is a research organisation created in 1989 by Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. It was established both to coordinate the efforts of Australian excavations in Egypt in collaboration with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, and to promote Egyptology within the Australian cultural landscape. The centre is based at Macquarie University but includes active members from a number of other Australian universities. It is led by its founder, Naguib Kanawati, the first professor at Macquarie University and a prominent Egyptologist. The organisation currently conducts excavations at Saqqara, Giza, Helwan, and Luxor. As a university research centre, ACE operates as a subsidiary of Macquarie University and is primarily active in Australia and Egypt.

The Australian Centre for Egyptology (ACE) was created in 1989 by Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Its founding purpose was twofold: to coordinate the efforts of Australian excavations in Egypt in collaboration with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, and to promote Egyptology within the Australian cultural landscape. The centre was established under the leadership of Naguib Kanawati, the first professor at Macquarie University and a prominent Egyptologist, who continues to direct it. Although based at Macquarie University, ACE includes active members from a number of other Australian universities, reflecting a collaborative national approach to Egyptological research. The organisation has conducted excavations at several major Egyptian sites, including Saqqara, Giza, Helwan, and Luxor. As a university research centre, it operates as a subsidiary of Macquarie University and remains active in both Australia and Egypt.

• 1989

  Australian Centre for Egyptology founded by Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

University-based research centre coordinating Australian Egyptological fieldwork and promoting Egyptology in Australia.

• Excavations at Saqqara

• Excavations at Giza

• Excavations at Helwan

• Excavations at Luxor

1. 1Australian Centre for Egyptology - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Centre australien pour l'égyptologie - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
3. 3Australian Centre for Egyptology - Macquarie Universitymq.edu.au