Supreme Council of Antiquities

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities: at the main entrance, the Supreme Council of Antiquities flag can be seen either side of the Egyptian flag

The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA; Arabic: المجلس الأعلى للآثار, romanized: al-Majlis al-Aʻlá lil-Āthār) was established in 1994 and it was responsible for the conservation, protection, and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavations in Egypt. a department of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture from 1994 to 2011. Originally part of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, the Supreme Council of Antiquities became part of the independent department of the Ministry of State for Antiquites (MSA) in 2011.[1] In 2022, the department was folded into the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism.[1]

Although the name of the organization has changed over the years, the purpose and function of it has remained consistent.

The first government body was the Department of Antiquities, established in 1858. This became the Egyptian Antiquities Organisation in 1971.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "SCA History". Supreme Council of Antiquities. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The Egyptian Antiquities Organization" (PDF). Penn Museum. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ^ Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. "About MoA". Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.