Archaeology
Egypt’s antiquities ministry completes development works on monastery of Saint Catherine
May 10, 2019
Egypt’s antiquities ministry completes development works on monastery of Saint Catherine
Head of the Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish Antiquities Sector Gamal Mostafa stated on Thursday that the ministry has finished the…
Brazil’s National Museum recovers 200 artifacts in aftermath of September fire
May 9, 2019
Brazil’s National Museum recovers 200 artifacts in aftermath of September fire
Brazil’s National Museum officially announced on Tuesday May 9 the recovery of 200 pieces from its 700-piece collection after the…
Egypt’s archaeological mission discovers cemetery dated to the fifth dynasty
May 5, 2019
Egypt’s archaeological mission discovers cemetery dated to the fifth dynasty
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced that the Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a cemetery dated to the fifth…
Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt
May 3, 2019
Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt
Arica, Chile (CNN) — The first humans known to have mummified their dead did so in a rather improbable spot:…
GEM to display King Tut’s tomb with hologram technology during 2020 opening
May 1, 2019
GEM to display King Tut’s tomb with hologram technology during 2020 opening
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Rania El Mashat declared during a phone interview with Extra news Channel that King Tut’s tomb will…
New archaeological discovery at Pyramids to be announced Saturday
April 30, 2019
New archaeological discovery at Pyramids to be announced Saturday
Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani will announce on Saturday the details of new archaeological excavations in the pyramids area of…
Egyptian-Italian archeological mission unearths Greco-Roman tomb in Aswan
April 23, 2019
Egyptian-Italian archeological mission unearths Greco-Roman tomb in Aswan
An Egyptian-Italian archeological mission excavating at the Aga Khan Mausoleum on Aswan’s west bank have unearthed a rock-cut tomb of…
Egypt considers relocating Luxor sphinxes to Cairo museums: Minister
April 22, 2019
Egypt considers relocating Luxor sphinxes to Cairo museums: Minister
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany said on Friday that his ministry is considering relocating several of the sphinxes from Karnak…
Minister of Antiquities opens Opet Temple in Luxor
April 20, 2019
Minister of Antiquities opens Opet Temple in Luxor
Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany on Friday opened the newly-restored Opet Temple in Luxor, one of the few temples in…
Egypt’s King Ramses II unveiled on World Heritage Day
April 19, 2019
Egypt’s King Ramses II unveiled on World Heritage Day
Marking World Heritage Day, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities unveiled a restored statue of ancient Egyptian King Rameses II in front…