5 ways you’re probably destroying Egyptian heritage


1. Getting all touchy/feely with the monuments

Yes, the Egyptian Museum has a very unique way of displaying many artefacts. It just leaves some of them exposed on top of cabinets without glass encasing! Now, this isn’t entirely a bad thing. You get the full experience of admiring every ingenious detail your ancestors have carved instead of waving goodbye at it from behind glass obstacles. BUT, this doesn’t mean you get to grace the artefacts with the fatty acids of your hands and the perspiration of your breath. Do you know how hard conservators have to work in order to undo the mess you make? No you don’t. And let me tell you: CONSERVATORS HAVE A TON ON THEIR PLATE ALREADY. This is not your girlfriend/ boyfriend!

2. Going on a rampage with your camera's flash

So, you’ve finally made it to the top chamber of the pyramid and now you want to savour this moment brag. The chamber is too dark so you whip out your camera’s flash and go crazy. You’ve just injured 5000 years of civilization, that’s what you did. Camera’s flash inside closed monuments and museums: Son, just don’t. Your Instagram feed will do just fine without the fine exposure.

3. Littering

It’s the 21st century and you still can’t carry your garbage about you until you find some trash can to dispose of it like normal civilized people. And doing this in historical sites: definitely not cool.

4. Ali + Samar = Love

The 4000 year old secret is to reveal itself, now we uncover the mystery of...........huh? 


Well, we'll never know because some genius thought it was a good idea to impress his girlfriend by carving into 4000 year old wall paintings. Vandalism is a crime and no one cares about the “eternal love” you and Samar share. 


Modern vandalism on the bottom portion of the Pyramids
We interrupt your viewing of the pyramid to bring you some fine chalk art 

5. When the only Egyptian King you know is Mohammed Salah 

Seven ancient Egyptian periods with 30/31 dynasties, followed by Ptolemaic kings, Roman emperors, Muslim caliphs and you only know a football player. Well, shame on you!




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