Archaeology
Rare Book of the Dead fragment found in Australian museum
April 21, 2012
Rare Book of the Dead fragment found in Australian museum
A British historian said Saturday he had unearthed a trove of Egyptian Book of the Dead fragments by a top…
Documenting history to depose the regime
April 7, 2012
Documenting history to depose the regime
Many attempts to document Egypt's 25 January revolution have been made over the past year. The American University in Cairo's…
Antiquities Ministry demands halt of building construction in Alexandria
April 5, 2012
Antiquities Ministry demands halt of building construction in Alexandria
The Antiquities Ministry requested that drilling next to Alexandria’s Greco-Roman museum be stopped. Construction is taking place on a governorate…
Can the Red List protect Egypt’s cultural heritage?
April 3, 2012
Can the Red List protect Egypt’s cultural heritage?
The much-celebrated scene of protesters creating a human shield around the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in the early days of…
Egypt inks deal with Turkey to restore religious artifacts
March 26, 2012
Egypt inks deal with Turkey to restore religious artifacts
Egypt and Turkey signed an agreement on Monday in which Turkey will renovate religious artifacts in Cairo and Alexandria. Al-Azhar,…
Egypt’s museums: What visitors expect of the ‘GEM,’ Part II
March 14, 2012
Egypt’s museums: What visitors expect of the ‘GEM,’ Part II
On a Sunday afternoon, the garden of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square is quiet. The only people on the…
Former culture minister says he was not Suzanne Mubarak’s ‘pet’
March 13, 2012
Former culture minister says he was not Suzanne Mubarak’s ‘pet’
Farouk Hosni, one of Egypt's longest serving ministers under former President Hosni Mubarak, defended himself on a talk show Monday,…
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
March 5, 2012
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
The antiquities and tourism police in Minya, Upper Egypt, seized 68 artifacts from the Greek and Roman eras from a…
Archaeologists discover name of lost pharaonic king
March 4, 2012
Archaeologists discover name of lost pharaonic king
Archaeologists have discovered the name of a previously unknown pharaonic king from the 17th dynasty, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali…
Researchers, museum push to open UN archive documenting World War II cases
February 25, 2012
Researchers, museum push to open UN archive documenting World War II cases
Locked inside U.N. headquarters is a huge but largely unknown archive documenting 10,000 cases against accused World War II criminals,…