Recognising his stature within the archaeological establishment, the government appointed Wheeler as the British representative on a UNESCO project to undertake a programme of rescue archaeology in the Nile Valley ahead of the construction of the Aswan Dam, which was going to flood large areas of Egypt and Sudan. Personally securing UK funding for the project, he deemed it an issue of national and personal shame when he was unable to persuade the British government to supply additional funding for the relocation of the Abu Simbel temples. In October 1968, he took part in a UNESCO visit to Pakistan to assess the state of Mohenjo-daro, writing the project's report on how the archaeological site could best be preserved. His involvement with UNESCO continued for the rest of his life, and in March 1973 he was invited to the organisation's conference in Paris.
recognising his stature within the archaeological establishment the government appointed wheeler as the british representative on a unesco project to undertake a programme of rescue archaeology in the nile valley ahead of the construction of the aswan dam which was going to flood large areas of egypt and sudan personally securing uk funding for the project he deemed it an issue of national and personal shame when he was unable to persuade the british government to supply additional funding for the relocation of the abu simbel temples in october 1968 he took part in a unesco visit to pakistan to assess the state of mohenjo-daro writing the project's report on how the archaeological site could best be preserved his involvement with unesco continued for the rest of his life and in march 1973 he was invited to the organisation's conference in paris