Archaeology
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…
Archeologists unearth engraved tablets for King Seti I and King Ptolemy IV in Aswan
October 3, 2018
Archeologists unearth engraved tablets for King Seti I and King Ptolemy IV in Aswan
Supreme Council of Antiquities announced on Monday that Egyptian archeologists have discovered two engraved standstone tablets during excavation work at…
Huge tomb from Fifth Dynasty discovered in Giza
October 1, 2018
Huge tomb from Fifth Dynasty discovered in Giza
The Czech archaeological mission operating in Abusir, north of the Saqqara region in Giza and headed by archaeologist Miroslav…
Police arrest 3 people for illegally excavating pharaonic tombs in Sohag
October 1, 2018
Police arrest 3 people for illegally excavating pharaonic tombs in Sohag
Police in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt arrested three people on Sunday for illegally excavating for artifacts in the neighborhood…
Egypt to commemorate UN rescue of Nubian sites
September 30, 2018
Egypt to commemorate UN rescue of Nubian sites
Egypt’s Education Ministry is organizing a celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country’s rescue of Nubian monuments…
Huge archaeological building discovered in Giza
September 25, 2018
Huge archaeological building discovered in Giza
An Egyptian archeological mission operating in Mit Rahina announced the discovery of a huge archaeological building in the Hoad…
80,000 visitors saw Monaco’s ‘Gold of the Pharaohs’ exhibit
September 21, 2018
80,000 visitors saw Monaco’s ‘Gold of the Pharaohs’ exhibit
A whopping number of visitors were recorded at an exhibit titled “Gold of the Pharaohs – 2,500 Years of…
Pharaonic sandstone sarcophagus uncovered in Aswan
September 18, 2018
Pharaonic sandstone sarcophagus uncovered in Aswan
An Egyptian archeological mission working at the Aga Khan site in Aswan’s west bank have discovered a sculpted sandstone…