Archaeology
Photos: Christie’s sets initial price for 13 Egyptian artifacts to be auctioned at US$1.2 million
October 5, 2020
Photos: Christie’s sets initial price for 13 Egyptian artifacts to be auctioned at US$1.2 million
Thirteen Egyptian artifacts are set to be auctioned on October 13 at Christie’s international auctions hall in New York. The…
Video: Egypt announces whopping discovery of 59 pharaonic coffins at Saqqara
October 3, 2020
Video: Egypt announces whopping discovery of 59 pharaonic coffins at Saqqara
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday that the Egyptian mission operating in the Saqqara area has uncovered…
Egypt announces discovery of limestone sarcophagus and ushabti statues more than 2,500 years old
September 22, 2020
Egypt announces discovery of limestone sarcophagus and ushabti statues more than 2,500 years old
A limestone sarcophagus and numerous ushabti funeral statuettes were discovered in Minya by an Egyptian archaeological mission headed by the…
Photos: New Administrative Capital’s Museum to house a plethora of artifacts about Egypt’s historical capitals
September 21, 2020
Photos: New Administrative Capital’s Museum to house a plethora of artifacts about Egypt’s historical capitals
During a Sunday tour of the New Administrative Capital Museum, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany ordered the addition of…
Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists
September 16, 2020
Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists
MEMPHIS, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt is building two highways across the pyramids plateau outside Cairo, reviving and expanding a project…
Antiquities Minister inaugurates Tutankhamun exhibition in Hurghada
September 12, 2020
Antiquities Minister inaugurates Tutankhamun exhibition in Hurghada
Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany on Friday opened a temporary Tutankhamun exhibition in the Red Sea governorate’s…
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry to open 3 museums at LE725 million
September 11, 2020
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry to open 3 museums at LE725 million
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has completed arrangements for the opening of three of Egypt’s largest museums, at a cost…
Photos: Final touches being added to King Tutankhamun exhibition in Hurghada
September 10, 2020
Photos: Final touches being added to King Tutankhamun exhibition in Hurghada
Members of the Hurghada Museum’s exhibition committee are working on the final touches for the temporary exhibition of King Tutankhamun,…
Photos: 13 sealed coffins unearthed in Saqqara
September 7, 2020
Photos: 13 sealed coffins unearthed in Saqqara
An official statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Sunday announced the discovery of a deep burial well…
Climbing up Egyptian antiquities without license now punishable with 1 month imprisonment
September 3, 2020
Climbing up Egyptian antiquities without license now punishable with 1 month imprisonment
Egypt’s House of Representatives on Wednesday amended law #177 of 1983 on the protection of antiquities to punish people climbing…