| Since it began, we have received further grants for specific tasks see Sponsors on the page | to present the images in a structured way that is simple and easy to follow, moving from the whole building to details, to show their context |
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| , from about 300 BC through the Islamic period | This conveys the transition, and often continuity, covered by the chronological range of the material |
to provide freely-downloadable images at high resolution for research and publication, as well as at low resolution for powerpoint slides for teaching; b.
10| to have simple labels with a concentration on accurate and standardized labels, using metadata explained under for easy searching and organizing, with bilingual text in Arabic and English to facilitate the use of the images for both teaching and research in the Arab world, where most of the monuments are located | Manar al-Athar is Arabic for "Guide to Archaeology" and has been chosen because Manara, in Egypt, refers to both the Lighthouse of Alexandria the Pharos and to minarets |
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| It provides high resolution, searchable images for teaching, research, and publication |
The chronological range is from Alexander the Great i.
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