Archaeology

Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK

Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has handed the Antiquities Ministry an artifact retrieved from the United Kingdom, according to Olfat Farah, head of…
Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book

Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book

The launch of an Italian translation of Zahi Hawass’s book, “The Legend of Tutankhamun”, was celebrated in the city of…
St. Eugene Church classified as antiquity

St. Eugene Church classified as antiquity

The Board of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has agreed to register the St. Eugene Church in Port Said as…
Antiquities Ministry prepares relics before int’l exhibition

Antiquities Ministry prepares relics before int’l exhibition

Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Meguid, head of the underwater antiquities department at the Antiquities Ministry, said the restoration and registration centers…
Eight million mummified animals, mostly dogs, in catacombs at Egypt site

Eight million mummified animals, mostly dogs, in catacombs at Egypt site

For centuries, dogs have been humans' loyal, domesticated companions. They've been wild animals, doing what's needed to survive.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina publishes book on Egyptian ancient language

Bibliotheca Alexandrina publishes book on Egyptian ancient language

The Writing and Scripts Center, affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has issued a new book entitled ‘Words From Life in…
Egypt catalogues 293 artifacts ahead of their European tour

Egypt catalogues 293 artifacts ahead of their European tour

The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry has catalogued around 293 artifacts before they are carried to several European countries. The new archive system…
Italian passenger attempts to smuggle archaeological coins

Italian passenger attempts to smuggle archaeological coins

Cairo International Airport authorities, headed by Brigadier General Ayman Abdel Fattah, confiscated five archaeological coins from an Italian passenger of…
NGO: Famed Syria mosaic museum damaged in barrel bombing

NGO: Famed Syria mosaic museum damaged in barrel bombing

Syria's best-known mosaic museum in the northern rebel-held town of Maaret al-Numan has been seriously damaged in a regime barrel…
Sunken cannons dating back to Napoleon’s campaign discovered in Alexandria

Sunken cannons dating back to Napoleon’s campaign discovered in Alexandria

Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Meguid, general supervisor of the Alexandria Sunken Antiquities Department, said a Russian excavation mission discovered two cannons…
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