Archaeology
		Alamo, Spanish missions in San Antonio named World Heritage Site
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 6, 2015
Alamo, Spanish missions in San Antonio named World Heritage Site
						A U.N. agency named the Alamo and the four Spanish colonial Catholic missions in San Antonio as a World Heritage…					
				
			
		Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 6, 2015
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
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 5, 2015
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
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 2, 2015
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
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
June 22, 2015
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
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
June 22, 2015
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
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
June 22, 2015
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
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
June 21, 2015
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
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
June 21, 2015
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
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
June 20, 2015
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…