Archaeology
4,400 year-old tomb of top pharaoh official discovered in Egypt
February 3, 2018
4,400 year-old tomb of top pharaoh official discovered in Egypt
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced on Saturday the discovery of a tomb likely to have belong to a high-ranking…
Archaeologists in Egypt begin radar scans for secret chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
February 2, 2018
Archaeologists in Egypt begin radar scans for secret chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
In 2015 a British Egyptologist said he found evidence of a hidden chamber behind King Tutankhamun’s lavish tomb. Archaeologists have…
Three burial chambers engraved with hieroglyphics discovered in Giza
February 1, 2018
Three burial chambers engraved with hieroglyphics discovered in Giza
The antiquities ministry’s archaeological committee discovered on Thursday three burial wells carved into a rock containing funerary material, in Abu Sair,…
Photos: Antiquities minister inspects restoration work at Baron Palace
January 30, 2018
Photos: Antiquities minister inspects restoration work at Baron Palace
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany inspected on Tuesday morning ongoing reconstruction work at the Baron Empain Palace in Heliopolis. The minister…
Archaeological rocks seized by Cairo Airport customs authorities
January 30, 2018
Archaeological rocks seized by Cairo Airport customs authorities
Cairo Airport customs authorities seized rare geological rocks of scientific and historical value before they were smuggled to the Netherlands…
Gaza resident finds ancient graves in vegetable plot
January 28, 2018
Gaza resident finds ancient graves in vegetable plot
An ancient burial complex consisting of nine graves has been found in a Gaza Strip garden after flash-flooding uncovered access…
Pre-historian monuments discovered in Jabl Ali, Halayeb: Antiquities Ministry
January 24, 2018
Pre-historian monuments discovered in Jabl Ali, Halayeb: Antiquities Ministry
The Ministry of Antiquities stated on Tuesday that an archeological expedition has discovered prehistoric monuments in Jabl Ali area in…
Hawass mission kicks off to uncover Pharaonic tomb in Luxor
January 20, 2018
Hawass mission kicks off to uncover Pharaonic tomb in Luxor
An Egyptian archaeological mission led by Zahi Hawass with archaeologists from the Antiquities Ministry, started excavation works in the Valley…
DNA results prove famous mummy brothers from different paternal lines
January 18, 2018
DNA results prove famous mummy brothers from different paternal lines
Researchers from the University of Manchester found out that the two famous 4,000-year-old brothers Khanum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh are from different…
Ramses II statue to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum entrance
January 18, 2018
Ramses II statue to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum entrance
The statue of Ramses II, currently placed in the Grand Egyptian Museum, will be transferred in a few days to…