CULTNAT
CENTER FOR DOCUMENTATION OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE

Ancient Egypt team aims to document the tangible and intangible ancient Egyptian heritage topics starting from the Prehistory period, the Thinite period (Early Dynastic Period), the Old Kingdom period, the First Intermediated period, the Middle Kingdom period, the Second Intermediated period, the New kingdom period, the Third Intermediated period and the Late period. It englobes the daily life, ha . . .

In the framework of documenting the several aspects of the Egyptian Culture, an essential need has been to document the Coptic Culture parallel to the Ancient Egyptian, Islamic and Greco-Roman Heritage. CULTNAT has started documenting Coptic sites and their distribution all over the country and digitizing Coptic manuscripts.
The work is implemented in three levels.
• The first level is gatheri . . .

The Islamic civilization has played an important role in enriching the cultural heritage of humanity. It has represented the link between the ancient and modern cultural heritage. Egypt, as one of the most important centers of Islamic culture, has its share in advancing the cultural renaissance being. Regarding cultural heritage documentation, CULTNAT aims to document this Islamic heritage and its . . .

The Manuscripts heritage includes the holdings of big libraries besides some outstanding private collections. The team already has succeeded in documenting huge numbers of manuscripts in collaboration with other institutions such as the National Library of Egypt, Al-Azhar Library, and library of the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments (Awqaf). Planning is done to work with all institutions t . . .

The Folklore heritage is characterized by its diversity and richness of knowledge, skills and traditions passing from one generation to another. This transfer which carries many social and economic values attracts the attention of communities in all countries, whether the developing or the advanced ones. Thus, understanding the intangible heritage of local communities helps to open dialogues betwe . . .

Preservation of the Arts Cultural Heritage is a persistent concern of every nation. The Arts Heritage of the Arab Nation is a wealthy one, and considered a reference to the development of human civilization. Due to the progress of the information technology and especially Multimedia, it is becoming evident that using Multimedia techniques is of a great benefit in handling our Arts Cultural Heritag . . .

The natural heritage is a multidisciplinary project aiming at a computerized documentation, dissemination and communication of the data available on the natural heritage of Egypt. The heritage aims at
• enhancing the capacity of Egypt to conserve its natural heritage, promoting potential of Egypt as an ecotourism destination,
• providing decision makers, researchers and consultants with an eff . . .

Egypt 19th and 20th Century offers a vast array of architectural styles that remain poorly documented. Egypt’s heritage suffered tremendously of neglect. Until recently, no legislation protected these buildings from demolition and alterations, especially those less than a hundred years old, and certainly maintenance laws were not respected. Moreover, the Egyptian government has imposed some of the . . .