Archaeology
Photos: Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya
February 24, 2018
Photos: Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya
Six kilometres south of Tuna Al-Gabal archaeological site, an Egyptian archaeological expedition announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient cemetery…
3,800 tourists witness sun alignment at Abu Simbel
February 22, 2018
3,800 tourists witness sun alignment at Abu Simbel
Approximately 3,800 foreign tourists and 1,200 Egyptians witnessed the alignment of the sun on King Ramses II’s statue at Abu…
Antiquities Minister inaugurates open-air museum in Cairo’s Matareya
February 17, 2018
Antiquities Minister inaugurates open-air museum in Cairo’s Matareya
Egypt Antiquities Minister Khalid al-Anani on Saturday inaugurated the open-air museum at the al-Masalla area of the Matareya neighborhood northeast…
Campaigners protest Tutankhamun world tour, calls it ‘catastrophe’
February 17, 2018
Campaigners protest Tutankhamun world tour, calls it ‘catastrophe’
Egypt Antiquities Minister Khalid al-Anani said on Friday that the ministry did not hide its plans to organize an exhibition…
‘Screaming Mummy’ attracts 20,000 visitors to Egyptian Museum
February 13, 2018
‘Screaming Mummy’ attracts 20,000 visitors to Egyptian Museum
The Antiquities Ministry said on February 4 that the Egyptian Museum is to display on a weekly basis three objects…
Photos: New 3D reconstruction of Queen Nefertiti stirs controversy
February 11, 2018
Photos: New 3D reconstruction of Queen Nefertiti stirs controversy
A new 3D reconstruction of the face of the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti was recently unveiled by archaeologists using the…
25% of restoration of Alexandria Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue completed
February 10, 2018
25% of restoration of Alexandria Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue completed
Assistant Antiquities Minister for Engineering Affairs Hesham Ibrahim said on Friday that the teams of restorers who are carrying out…
‘Screaming mummy’, two other artefacts to be displayed for first time at Egyptian Museum
February 5, 2018
‘Screaming mummy’, two other artefacts to be displayed for first time at Egyptian Museum
For the first time, the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square will this week display a statue known as the screaming mummy,…
4,400 year-old tomb of top pharaoh official discovered in Egypt
February 3, 2018
4,400 year-old tomb of top pharaoh official discovered in Egypt
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced on Saturday the discovery of a tomb likely to have belong to a high-ranking…
Archaeologists in Egypt begin radar scans for secret chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
February 2, 2018
Archaeologists in Egypt begin radar scans for secret chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
In 2015 a British Egyptologist said he found evidence of a hidden chamber behind King Tutankhamun’s lavish tomb. Archaeologists have…