"Research and Conservation at the Monasteries of the

Sohag Region."

At the Congress of Coptic Studies in Leiden, the Netherlands, in 2000,
Elizabeth Bolman took the lead in organizing this group.
The consortium involves universities and research insitutions in several countries.
Its membership is expanding, so this list of participants may not be complete.

participating scholars include:

Elizabeth Bolman, Temple University

Dar Brooks-Hedstrom, Wittenberg University (Ohio)

Gawdat Gabra, Coptic Museum, Cairo

Peter Grossmann, German Archaeological Institute, Cairo (ret.)

Karel Innemée, University of Leiden

Bentley Layton, Yale University

Sheila McNally, University of Minnesota

Philip Sellew, University of Minnesota

Hans-Georg Severin, University of Bonn

Thelma Thomas, University of Michigan

other participating experts include:

Father Maximous, Monastery of St. Antony

Fawzy Estafanous, St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History

Hany N. Takla, St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society

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