Archaeology

Egyptian antiquities for sale in 3 overseas auction houses

Egyptian antiquities for sale in 3 overseas auction houses

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati said the department of repatriated antiquities has discovered that several pieces of Egyptian antiquity will be…
Heliopolis Library to present three-dimensional hologram of King Tut gold mask

Heliopolis Library to present three-dimensional hologram of King Tut gold mask

Heliopolis Library will show a three-dimensional presentation of King Tutankhamun's gold mask using the hologram technology on Monday evening. The presentation has been…
Peru’s ancient city Caral inspires modern architects

Peru’s ancient city Caral inspires modern architects

Architects seeking solutions for sustainable living in the 21st century are taking notes from the ancient city of Caral in…
Cheops pyramid scanning may lead to archaeological discovery

Cheops pyramid scanning may lead to archaeological discovery

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati has announced that infrared scanning of the eastern side of the Cheops pyramid detected a difference…
Search for Nefertiti’s tomb continues

Search for Nefertiti’s tomb continues

There is no clear evidence that a hidden chamber exists behind Tutankhamun's tomb, according to preliminary results from research carried…
Archeological compartment discovered in Aswan: minister

Archeological compartment discovered in Aswan: minister

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced the discovery, on Monday, of parts of an archaeological compartment that dates back to the Ptolemaic…
Police thwart illegal excavation of artifacts in Aswan

Police thwart illegal excavation of artifacts in Aswan

Tourism police in Aswan said they thwarted an illegal attempt by a citizen to dig for antiquities beneath a house…
Titanic menu, JFK limo license plates head to auction block

Titanic menu, JFK limo license plates head to auction block

A menu from the last dinner served to first-class passengers aboard the Titanic before it sank in 1912 is among…
Cheops pyramid to be photographed with infrared Monday

Cheops pyramid to be photographed with infrared Monday

The Antiquities Ministry will photograph the eastern side of the Cheops pyramid on Monday, using infrared technology to find out…
Egypt scanning for Nefertiti’s tomb encouraging: minister

Egypt scanning for Nefertiti’s tomb encouraging: minister

Infra-red scanning of King Tutankhamun's tomb could support a British archeologist's theory that Queen Nefertiti -- or another ancient Egyptian…
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