Anthony Browder: Funding, Excavation,Restoration of Black Noble's Tombs in Egypt today.

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Anthony T. Browder is the 1st African American to FUND and COORDINATE an Archeological EXCAVATION and RESTORATION of tombs in Egypt; an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and an educational consultant. A graduate of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts who has lectured extensively throughout the United States, Africa, Caribbean, Mexico, Japan and Europe, on issues related to African and African American History and Culture.
Anthony T. Browder and his daughter, Atlantis Tye, will appear together in the South Bay to speak on their life and work of exploration, examination and restoration in modern day Egypt. Officially Egypt has embraced these African-Americans and their restoration of a part of the glory of Ancient Egypt.

Karakhamun was a 25th Dynasty Priest and son of Pharaoh Shabaka (circa 700 bc). The ASA Restoration Project is excavating and restoring his temple-tomb, located in Luxor, Egypt.
Mr. Browder is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 30 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. He has traveled to Egypt 47 times since 1980 and is currently director of the ASA Restoration Project which is funding the excavation and restoration of the 25th dynasty tomb of Karakhamun in Luxor, Egypt. During the summer of 2008 Anthony Browder was introduced to two 25th Dynasty tombs of Kushite nobles, Karakhamun and Karabasken, and the 26th Dynasty tomb of an Egyptian noble named Irtieru. These tombs were found on the west bank of Luxor, Egypt in an area known as South Asasif. While touring the excavation sites he immediately recognized the importance of these discoveries and made a commitment to support the archeological research of Dr. Elena Pischikova and the South Asasif Conservation Project which she directs.

Dr. Pischikova is an Egyptologist and an authority on Egyptian and Kushite Art of the Late Kingdom (740 - 332 BCE). Dr. Pischikova's discoveries helped establish a cultural relationship between the Kushite rulers of the 25th Dynasty (740 - 657 BCE) and the pyramid builders of Dynasties 3 - 6 who lived 2000 years earlier.She is one of a small group of Egyptologists who acknowledges that the ancient Egyptians were of African descent and that the Kushites were their descendants and contemporaries.
Mr. Browder, the first African American to fund and coordinate an archaeological dig in Egypt and has lead five archaeological missions to Egypt since 2009.

Mr. Browder’s three decades of study have lead him to the conclusion that ancient Africans were the architects of civilization and developed the rudiments of what has become the scientific, religious, and philosophical backbone of mankind.

The author of six publications (including the best sellers, "From the Browder File" and "Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization") and the co-author of four publications, including two written with his daughter, Atlantis Tye.

The ASA Restoration Project honors the memory of Dr. Hilliard who had transitioned while in Egypt the previous year. Dr. Hilliard was an educational psychologist, master teacher, author and historian and was internationally recognized for his outstanding scholarship. Dr. Hilliard conducted primary research on the history of Kemet (ancient Egypt) for over 3 decades. He was a founding member of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization (ASCAC) and led thousands of educators and laypersons on annual study tours to Egypt and West Africa. With the blessing of the Hilliard family the ASA Restoration Project was born.
The ASA Restoration Project has funded the South Asasif excavations for the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons and coordinated tours for three excavation missions. Currently it is financing the conservation of the tombs of Karabasken and Irtieru, and excavating, conserving and restoring the tomb of Karakhamun.

The 2010 excavation earned recognition from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities when the Asa Project discovered the burial chamber of Karakhamun at the bottom of a 26 ft deep burial shaft. The burial chamber contained the mummified remains of two adults and a child and the ceiling was decorated with numerous astrological scenes and a wonderful depiction of the sky goddess Nut.
During the 2011 season the Project continued excavations underground in Karakhamun's burial chamber, and above ground exploring the tomb's entrance and 2nd pillared hall. The team has made great progress since 2009 but there is still much more excavating to do and many more discoveries to be found. The Asa Project is appreciative of all of the physical and financial support and look forward to others continuing to support these efforts.

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