Archaeology
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry prepares for seven grand inaugurations
June 15, 2020
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
June 9, 2020
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
June 3, 2020
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
June 3, 2020
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
May 19, 2020
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
May 17, 2020
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
May 6, 2020
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
April 28, 2020
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
April 27, 2020
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
April 26, 2020
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…