Acknowledgements

	Acknowledgements SEPE is funded by the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC; 1999-2005/6), the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE; 2001), and various donors (2000-present), and is supported by the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. For their services, support, and encouragment, special thanks go to Dr. Zahi Hawass (2002+ Director of the Supreme Council of Antiquities), Dr. Gaballah Ali Gaballah (SCA Director, 1990s-2002), and Magdy El-Ghandour (Department of Foreign Archaeological Mission’s Affairs). Additional thanks go to Mr. Mohamed Abd el-Fatah and officials in the el-Mansoura SCA office: Naguib Noor (director), chief inspectors Salem Gabre and Ali Amrea, and inspectors Yesser il-Gamal and Said el-Tahlwa; and to officials in the Abu Zenima SCA office: Mahrous Abdalla Ali (director), and inspector Mustafa Rezk.

	Above: Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto (Photo: G. Mumford). SEPE is reliant upon and grateful for the support and services provided by Dr. James Reilly (chair), Dr. Maria Subtelny (former chair), Maria Leonor Cunha (accountant), and Jennie Jones (administrative officer) in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, and the staff of the Office of Research Services at the University of Toronto.

	SEPE would also like to thank TMJames Multimedia Services Inc. (directed by Taber M. James) for the use of its facilities, equipment, and expertise in the daily operations of the project. Left & Right Above: TMJames Multimedia Services Inc. facilities, Dept. NMC, University of Toronto (Photos: G. Mumford). Right: Taber M. James (TMJames Multimedia Services Inc.) (Photo: G. Mumford)
	Further thanks and acknowledgements go to Toronto-based project staff members Stanley Klassen, Arlette Londes, and Shari Stephens, who are employed year-round on the digitizing and data base entry of project materials in preparation for publication. Toronto staff: Arlette Londes, Shari Stephens, and Stanley Klassen. (Photo: G. Mumford). SEPE is grateful for, and its success is dependant upon, the hard work and experience of its multi-national team-members from Canada, Egypt, Japan, The United Kingdom, and U.S.A., who are named in the personnel section for the East Delta and South Sinai projects. Website design and maintenance Zebra Page Design Thanks also to Zebra Page Design for website design and maintenance. They also produced two SEPE Recording Sytem booklets for use on the excavation site, as well as colourizing maps and diagrams for the website. Return to Introduction