Archaeology

Visitors marvel as sun alignment illuminates the Temple of Hatshepsut

Visitors marvel as sun alignment illuminates the Temple of Hatshepsut

Archaeologists and astronomers visited on Monday the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor’s Qurna mountain to witness a sun alignment…
Egypt retrieves Quranic manuscript from UK

Egypt retrieves Quranic manuscript from UK

Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem announced that Egypt has successfully retrieved the 16th part of a rare Quranic manuscript belonging to Sultan…
Man arrested after unearthing pharaonic artifact in Giza

Man arrested after unearthing pharaonic artifact in Giza

A 62-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after discovering a pharaonic artifact on a piece of land he owns in…
Germany to host first-ever conference on ancient Egyptian military history

Germany to host first-ever conference on ancient Egyptian military history

Germany will host for the first time in May 2020 a conference entitled “Perspectives on the Ramesside-Era Military System in…
Photos: Egyptian-German mission discover New Kingdom artifacts in Heliopolis

Photos: Egyptian-German mission discover New Kingdom artifacts in Heliopolis

The Egyptian-German joint archaeological mission working in Heliopolis temple discovered on Sunday remains of statues and stones featuring inscriptions of…
Restoration of Djoser pyramid in Saqqara complete: Antiquities Ministry

Restoration of Djoser pyramid in Saqqara complete: Antiquities Ministry

Restoration work at Djoser pyramid in the Saqqara archaeological site has been completed and will be opened within the next…
Zahi Hawass becomes first Arab to win Carrick Foundation’s ‘golden medal’

Zahi Hawass becomes first Arab to win Carrick Foundation’s ‘golden medal’

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass became the first Arab winner of the the Carrick Foundation’s golden medal in Serbia on Tuesday…
French mission discovers 3 coffins at El-Assasif in Luxor

French mission discovers 3 coffins at El-Assasif in Luxor

The French archaeological mission, headed by Professor Frederic Colin of the University of Strasbourg, has discovered three wooden coffins in…
Zahi Hawass says Nefertiti’s tomb could be discovered in ‘a matter of weeks’

Zahi Hawass says Nefertiti’s tomb could be discovered in ‘a matter of weeks’

Prominent Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass told leading UK news outlet Express.co.uk that he hopes to discover…
Photos: Cache of mummified animals, including big cats, found in Saqqara

Photos: Cache of mummified animals, including big cats, found in Saqqara

Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced on Saturday that an Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a unique cache of mummified…
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