Archaeology
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Library or culture center?
June 4, 2011
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Library or culture center?
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is an ambitious project with a vast cornucopia of programs and resources. It was founded as a…
US Egyptologist uncovers 17 buried pyramids using new infrared technology
May 25, 2011
US Egyptologist uncovers 17 buried pyramids using new infrared technology
A new satellite survey in Egypt, led by American Egyptologist Sarah Parcak of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, has uncovered…
Egypt’s Museums: High hopes for Egypt’s first institute of museology
May 25, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: High hopes for Egypt’s first institute of museology
Earlier this month, the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA) announced that it would be establishing the first Institute of…
Egypt vows to halt encroachment on archaeological sites
May 24, 2011
Egypt vows to halt encroachment on archaeological sites
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass on Monday pledged his ministry’s cooperation with the military to remove all illegal encroachments from…
An overlooked temple in Qena could offer the city better prospects
May 21, 2011
An overlooked temple in Qena could offer the city better prospects
Outside the Upper Egyptian city of Qena - only 60km north of Luxor - lies Dendara, a unique temple from…
Egypt’s Museums: The Postal Museum presents a romantic history of letter sending
May 18, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: The Postal Museum presents a romantic history of letter sending
Visiting Cairo’s Postal Museum overlooking Attaba Square is quite an adventure. As you exit the metro and make your way…
Egypt to open Suez National Museum of Antiquities
May 16, 2011
Egypt to open Suez National Museum of Antiquities
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Thursday will officially open the Suez National Museum of Antiquities, which will showcase nearly 7000…
Egyptian delegation heads to Switzerland to retrieve 4200-year-old tablet
May 16, 2011
Egyptian delegation heads to Switzerland to retrieve 4200-year-old tablet
An Egyptian archaeological delegation will head this week to Basel, Switzerland, to retrieve an ancient Egyptian tablet from the Basel…
Egypt’s Museums: The hidden treasure of the Shura Council
May 11, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: The hidden treasure of the Shura Council
Inside the Shoura Council complex – Egypt’s upper house of Parliament -- on Qasr al-Aini Street, is a peculiar museum…
Egypt’s Museums: 25 January exhibition at the Pharaonic Village
April 27, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: 25 January exhibition at the Pharaonic Village
Despite its being a relatively recent chapter in modern Egyptian history, the 25 January revolution has been given its own…