Archaeology
Chile to ask British Museum to return extinct mammal remains
November 5, 2018
Chile to ask British Museum to return extinct mammal remains
Chile announced on Sunday that it will ask the British Museum in London to return the remains of a…
Luxor celebrates 96th anniversary of Tutankhamun discovery
November 3, 2018
Luxor celebrates 96th anniversary of Tutankhamun discovery
The governorate of Luxor, starting from Sunday, November 4 until the end of the month, is celebrating the 96th…
Archeological mission discovers how stones were transferred in Khufu era
October 31, 2018
Archeological mission discovers how stones were transferred in Khufu era
An Egyptian-French mission, affiliated to Cairo’s Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale (or IFAO) and the University of Liverpool, has unveiled…
King Ramses II celebration compartment unearthed
October 26, 2018
King Ramses II celebration compartment unearthed
The entire celebration compartment of King Ramses II has been unearthed by the Archaeological Mission of Ain Shams University, which operates…
Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites
October 24, 2018
Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites
SHAHAT, Libya (Reuters) – Graffiti covers the ruins of Cyrene in eastern Libya, a city founded by Greeks more than…
World’s ‘oldest intact shipwreck’ found in Black Sea
October 23, 2018
World’s ‘oldest intact shipwreck’ found in Black Sea
An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom…
Egypt celebrates Sun alignment on Ramses II statue
October 22, 2018
Egypt celebrates Sun alignment on Ramses II statue
Egyptian governmental ministers, officials, and some 3,000 tourists on Monday celebrated on sun alignment above the Ramses II statue…
Easter Islanders hope to swap a copy for iconic statue in UK museum
October 22, 2018
Easter Islanders hope to swap a copy for iconic statue in UK museum
For 150 years, the British Museum has housed one of the iconic, heavy-browed stone figures that Chile’s Easter Island…
Antiquities Ministry invites foreign ambassadors to celebrate sun alignment at Abu Simbel temple
October 20, 2018
Antiquities Ministry invites foreign ambassadors to celebrate sun alignment at Abu Simbel temple
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced on Saturday that it has invited a large number of foreign ambassadors in Egypt, ministers…
Zahi Hawass to announce great archaeological discovery
October 5, 2018
Zahi Hawass to announce great archaeological discovery
During a tour with a large number of school and university students, famous Egyptologist Zahi Hawass revealed that in the…