Archaeology

Activists appalled by use of stone cutter to move archaeological pillar

Activists appalled by use of stone cutter to move archaeological pillar

Activists have circlated images of an archaeological pillar belonging to King Merneptah, the fourth ruler of the 19th Dynasty, that…
New Bayreuth Wagner museum confronts family Nazi ties head on

New Bayreuth Wagner museum confronts family Nazi ties head on

A renovated Richard Wagner Museum opening in Bayreuth this weekend to coincide with the Bavarian city's annual Wagner opera festival…
Antiquities Minister inaugurates illumination of Ramesseum, 3 tombs in Luxor

Antiquities Minister inaugurates illumination of Ramesseum, 3 tombs in Luxor

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty is inaugurating the illumination of the Ramesseum and the tombs of Ramses IV, Ramses VI and…
Quran fragments found in UK library are among world’s oldest, says university

Quran fragments found in UK library are among world’s oldest, says university

Fragments of a Quran manuscript found in a British university library are from one of the world's oldest surviving copies…
Groundwater threatens to flood Abu Mena City

Groundwater threatens to flood Abu Mena City

The archaeological city of Abu Mena, west of Alexandria, the only Coptic archeological site in Egypt registered on the UNESCO…
King Tut series displayed on Spike Channel

King Tut series displayed on Spike Channel

The American TV channel Spike has started to air a six-hour drama about the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun dubbed "Tut." The series…
Archaeological storehouses of Ramesside Age discovered in Sharqiya

Archaeological storehouses of Ramesside Age discovered in Sharqiya

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty announced that archaeological storehouses that go back to the Ramesside Age (19th and 20th Dynasties)…
10 Stories From Famous Wars That Aren’t Really True

10 Stories From Famous Wars That Aren’t Really True

History is a fickle mistress, especially when it comes to wars. For the most part, the winners are the ones…
Historian: Eid cookies date back to Fatimid age

Historian: Eid cookies date back to Fatimid age

According to Ahmed Amer, a historian and an archaeologist, Eid al-Fitr cookies, a longstanding festive feature of the Islamic feast…
Four ancient burial chambers unearthed in Daqahlia

Four ancient burial chambers unearthed in Daqahlia

Polish archaeologists have unearthed four ancient tombs at Daqahlia governorate, north of Cairo, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said on Monday. The…
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