Archaeology

Museum official: 15 stolen obelisks abroad

Museum official: 15 stolen obelisks abroad

A senior Egyptian archaeological researcher has said that several ancient Egyptian obelisks remain abroad after being smuggled during the Roman…
Experts argue over authenticity of ‘Egyptian Mona Lisa’

Experts argue over authenticity of ‘Egyptian Mona Lisa’

A controversy was raised when the head of the Italian archaeological mission in Egypt, Francesco Tiradritti, claimed the Meidum Geese…
New borders of archaeological city discovered northwest of Cairo

New borders of archaeological city discovered northwest of Cairo

An mission from Egypt Exploration Society, affiliated to the British Council in Egypt, in collaboration with the Antiquities Ministry, came up…
Veteran Egyptologist defends authenticity of Egyptian Mona Lisa

Veteran Egyptologist defends authenticity of Egyptian Mona Lisa

A renowned egyptologist has defended the authenticity of an ancient Egyptian painting, the so-called "Meidum Gesse", against suspicions raised by…
Union: Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle faces first labor dispute

Union: Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle faces first labor dispute

Staff at Windsor Castle, one of the residences of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, are considering withdrawing some services to tourists such…
Grand Museum Chief: King Tutankhamun’s throne chair not broken

Grand Museum Chief: King Tutankhamun’s throne chair not broken

Grand Egyptian Museum Director Tareq Sayyed denied news about a fracture in King Tutankhamun’s throne chair, saying that the items…
Antiquities Ministry to protect Abydos Temple from groundwater

Antiquities Ministry to protect Abydos Temple from groundwater

The Antiquities Ministry is aiming to protect the Abydos Temple from collapse due to rising groundwater.  In coordination with the American…
Vietnam’s collectors keep war memories alive, with bullets, bombs and dogtags

Vietnam’s collectors keep war memories alive, with bullets, bombs and dogtags

 Grubby satchels, helmets, rusty knives and chunky radios are strewn around Dinh Van Loc's front room, transforming his house in…
Party like it’s 3000 BC: Egyptian beer vessels unearthed in Tel Aviv

Party like it’s 3000 BC: Egyptian beer vessels unearthed in Tel Aviv

Fragments of ancient beer-brewing basins unearthed in Tel Aviv indicate that Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago had settled further…
Egypt proposes more sites to UNESCO’s heritage list

Egypt proposes more sites to UNESCO’s heritage list

Egypt’s delegate to the UNESCO, Mohamed sameh Amr, has said that Egypt is going to ask the organization to add…
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