With support provided by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, WMF and the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University worked on the conservation of Shunet el-Zebib. From September 2008 to August 2009, the focus of the project was the conservation and comprehensive stabilization of the mud brick enclosure at Khasekhemwy. (...)
With support provided by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, WMF and the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University worked on the conservation of Shunet el-Zebib. From September 2008 to August 2009, the focus of the project was the conservation and comprehensive stabilization of the mud brick enclosure at Khasekhemwy. To begin the project it was necessary for 80 local workers to fabricate 150,000 mud bricks of the same dimension and a similar composition to the originals.The team then focused on the stabilization of the monument by using these bricks in the three most vulnerable and unstable areas: the West Gate, the east inner wall, and the west perimeter. In addition, bricks were added to areas where serious structural weaknesses were likely to develop in the future. filled in smaller holes in the structure made by hornets and foxes. The site is now maintained by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
