A team from the 探花直播 of Cambridge McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research will help to develop a master plan for the conservation of historic buildings on the Sudanese Red Sea Coast.

Following a recent visit to Cambridge by high-ranking Sudanese officials, an agreement has been reached on assistance in archaeological investigation and conservation by a multinational team organised from Cambridge and London.

探花直播group took part in a weekend of workshops concentrating on recent archaeological and restoration work at Suakin, a possible site for one of the Graeco-Roman ports on the Red Sea. It was Sudan's main port from 15th to early 20th century, important both for trade and for the Pilgrimage to Mecca. Its trade network encompassed Egypt, Arabia, India and South East Asia.

探花直播archaeological work is intended to determine the history of architecturally and historically significant buildings, and to investigate the medieval town and the origins of the settlement. Conservation work involves the stabilisation and rebuilding of significant buildings.

A separate survey in the area of Aqiq, some 120km south of Suakin, is also being conducted because it may be the site of one of the ports constructed along the coast by the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt.

Also discussed during the visit were general museum management and conservation issues. This is important since Sudan is establishing a number of regional museums, to complement the National Museum in Khartoum, and is concerned with the preservation and presentation of the country's numerous historical and archaeological sites. 探花直播visit was concluded by a tour of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

探花直播visit was significant in bringing Sudanese central and state authorities together with foreign academics. 探花直播group from Sudan included His Excellency the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, H.E. the Governor of the Red Sea State, H.E. the Commissioner of Suakin, H.E. the Ambassador of Sudan to Britain, the Chairman and Director General of the Sudanese National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) and the Head of the Archaeology Department in Khartoum 探花直播.

A major new funding initiative for conservation and restoration is now planned, with contributions for the Sudanese Ministry of Culture, the Red Sea State, Sudan, and from private enterprise. This represents a new phase of a project which has been developed since 2002.

A preliminary assessment of outstanding conservation needs will take place in April, with a main season of restoration work and archaeological investigations planned for autumn this year.

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