Archaeology

Egypt retrieves ancient Islamic manuscript dating back 500 years ago

Egypt retrieves ancient Islamic manuscript dating back 500 years ago

  Egypt has retrieved a 500-year-old Islamic manuscript after stopping its sale at London’s Bonhams auction, according to a press…
Sisi will inaugurate the Sohag National Museum within the next few days

Sisi will inaugurate the Sohag National Museum within the next few days

  Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced on Saturday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will inaugurate Sohag National Museum within…
Swiss court allows Egypt to track smuggled statue

Swiss court allows Egypt to track smuggled statue

A Genevan storage company is obliged to hand Egypt the documents of a secretly-smuggled statue of King Dfedre, according to…
Two Ancient Egyptian tombs uncovered in Minya

Two Ancient Egyptian tombs uncovered in Minya

  The Egyptian-Australian Archaeological Mission of the University of Macquarie, Australia have rediscovered the tombs of two statesmen from the Middle…
Karnak Temple walkways renovated for the handicapped

Karnak Temple walkways renovated for the handicapped

The Antiquities Ministry announced on Monday the paving, equipping, and renovation of walkways between Buildings 7 and 10 of the…
Antiquities Ministry brings researcher to check on Alexandria sarcophagus remains

Antiquities Ministry brings researcher to check on Alexandria sarcophagus remains

  Head of Central Administration of Maintenance and Restoration at Ministry of Antiquities Ghareb Sonbol announced on Tuesday that the…
Thousands sign a petition to drink the red water found in sarcophagus to gain superpowers

Thousands sign a petition to drink the red water found in sarcophagus to gain superpowers

  An online petition with the support of thousands of people across the globe is urging the Egyptian government to…
Archaeologists discover 4000-year-old pottery workshop in Egypt

Archaeologists discover 4000-year-old pottery workshop in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient pottery manufacturing workshop dating to more than 4,000 years ago in the southern…
Mysterious sarcophagus to be opened in two days, Egypt’s MOA says

Mysterious sarcophagus to be opened in two days, Egypt’s MOA says

  Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities (MOA) has finally decided to open a mysterious sarcophagus uncovered in Alexandria within the next two days,…
Photos: Ministry of Antiquities receives 116 antiques after failure to smuggle them abroad

Photos: Ministry of Antiquities receives 116 antiques after failure to smuggle them abroad

  Ministry of Antiquities on Monday received 116 antique pieces from Damietta port, following a failed attempt to smuggle them…
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