Archaeology

Newly-discovered gap in Khufu Pyramid already known: Zahi Hawass

Newly-discovered gap in Khufu Pyramid already known: Zahi Hawass

The largest of the Giza Pyramids, Khufu, contains a hollow space of at least 100 feet, which is the first…
Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Scientists have found a hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since…
Coptic artifact seized at Hurghada Airport before smuggled

Coptic artifact seized at Hurghada Airport before smuggled

The Antiquities Unit of Hurghada Airport foiled on Sunday a smuggling attempt of a copper Coptic artifact that dates back…
First regional museum in Matruh almost ready for inauguration

First regional museum in Matruh almost ready for inauguration

Major General Alaa Abu Zeid, governor of Matruh governorate, and head of the Antiquities Ministry’s Museums Sector Elham Salah Eddin,…
Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world

Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world

The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry is currently intensifying its efforts to complete the transfer of antiquities from the Egyptian Museum located…
Head of Queen Ankhnespepy II statue unearthed in Sakkara

Head of Queen Ankhnespepy II statue unearthed in Sakkara

A French-Swiss archaeological team have unearthed the head of a wooden statue of Queen Ankhnespepy II (6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom,…
Roman theater uncovered at base of Jerusalem’s Western Wall

Roman theater uncovered at base of Jerusalem’s Western Wall

Israeli archaeologists have found the first known Roman-era theater in Jerusalem’s Old City, a unique 1,800-year-old structure abutting the Western…
Czech excavation uncovers temple of King Ramses II in Abusir

Czech excavation uncovers temple of King Ramses II in Abusir

An Egyptian-Czech archaeological team uncovered the ruins of King Ramses II Temple during an excavation carried out by the mission at Abusir…
Large number of granites of King Psamtik I, statue of god Ra-Hor-Akhti, uncovered in Matariya

Large number of granites of King Psamtik I, statue of god Ra-Hor-Akhti, uncovered in Matariya

The Egyptian-German archaeological mission working in Souq al-Khamis area in Matariya district uncovered a large number of fragments of the…
French-Swiss archaeological mission unearth mini-pyramid in Saqqara

French-Swiss archaeological mission unearth mini-pyramid in Saqqara

The French-Swiss archaeological mission unearthed a mini-pyramid, made of pink granite, in South Saqqara on the outskirts of Egypt’s Giza…
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