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LETTERS, Page 6Pyramids in Peril
I am concerned about the deteriorating condition of Egypt's
pyramids (ENVIRONMENT, May 15) because they are a link between what
was and what is. They offer a sense of history; they give a feeling
of accomplishment.
Gabe Wainscott
Fort Mitchell, Ky.
You note that Egypt's budget this year for archaeological
preservation is $6 million and that it will cost $17 million to
clean up the pyramids' site and restore 15 tombs. Not long ago, a
self-portrait by Picass-o sold for $47.9 million, a Gauguin for
$24.2 million. Where are our values?
John Scott Miller
Burbank, Calif.
No money in the world can completely restore damaged monuments,
so doubling tourists' ticket prices is not an answer. Preventive
care is needed for the survival of historic works, but it must be
within the framework of an environmentally sound management plan.
The antiquities are being made to bear the failures of Egypt's
confused tourism policy.
Feisal A. Esmael
Cairo