Archaeology

Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry prepares for seven grand inaugurations

Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry prepares for seven grand inaugurations

To prepare for the inauguration of seven big archeological sites and museums in the near future, Minister of Tourism and…
Egypt plans to place N. Sinai’s Farma archaeological area on world tourism map

Egypt plans to place N. Sinai’s Farma archaeological area on world tourism map

The Egyptian government plans to develop the al-Farma archaeological area in North Sinai, placing it on the global tourism map.…
Christie’s to auction Egyptian artifacts online

Christie’s to auction Egyptian artifacts online

Christie’s auction house in London announced that it will be selling a group of Egyptian, Roman and other antiquities in…
Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls

Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls has tested understandings that the 2,000-year-old artifacts were the work…
Photos: Prime Minister, Tourism minister inspect Tahrir Square’s renovations

Photos: Prime Minister, Tourism minister inspect Tahrir Square’s renovations

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany inspected the final touches of Tahrir Square’s developmental work…
Renovation work at Karnak Temple continues for 29 ram statues

Renovation work at Karnak Temple continues for 29 ram statues

Workers at the Karnak Temple Complex have continued to renovate the 29 ram statues present at the temple’s first edifice,…
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry launches online series on underwater antiquities

Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry launches online series on underwater antiquities

Head of the Central Department of Underwater Antiquities Ehab Fahmy announced the launch of a series titled “Antiquities and Information,”…
Video: Egypt launches guided virtual tour of Ottoman-era masterpiece door

Video: Egypt launches guided virtual tour of Ottoman-era masterpiece door

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a new guided virtual tour taking viewers inside the Museum of Islamic…
Zahi Hawass refutes former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa’s Prophet Idris theory

Zahi Hawass refutes former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa’s Prophet Idris theory

Egyptologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass criticized a statement by Egypt’s former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa claiming that Prophet…
Photos: Archaeologists uncover ancient cave in North Sinai

Photos: Archaeologists uncover ancient cave in North Sinai

An archaeological mission from the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry discovered an ancient cave featuring a unique and diverse collection of…
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