ancient egypt
Mysterious sarcophagus to be opened in two days, Egypt’s MOA says
Archaeology
July 18, 2018
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,…
Egyptian-German archaeological expedition uncover cemetery in Saqqara
Archaeology
July 10, 2018
Egyptian-German archaeological expedition uncover cemetery in Saqqara
An Egyptian-German archaeological expedition has unearthed embalming equipment and a cemetery featuring a large number of funerary furniture and mummies…
Egyptian replicas artifacts are displayed in touring exhibition in Italy
Archaeology
July 4, 2018
Egyptian replicas artifacts are displayed in touring exhibition in Italy
Historic city Viterbo in Italy, on Monday was host to the opening of a pavilion for Egyptian Pharaonic Antiquities…
Sotheby and Christie’s auctions go head to head selling ancient Egyptian artifacts on 3rd July
Archaeology
July 2, 2018
Sotheby and Christie’s auctions go head to head selling ancient Egyptian artifacts on 3rd July
Christie’s and Sotheby’s British auction houses are set to go through fierce competition on July 3, auctioning off ancient…
Osiris statue found in Djoser Pyramid
Archaeology
July 2, 2018
Osiris statue found in Djoser Pyramid
The archaeological team working on restoring and maintaining the Djoser Pyramid in the Saqqara necropolis have uncovered a bronze…
Egypt receives artifacts smuggled to Italy
Archaeology
July 1, 2018
Egypt receives artifacts smuggled to Italy
Egypt has finally received ancient artifacts that were smuggled to Italy last month, General Prosecutor Nabil Sadek announced on…
4,500 artifacts belonging to King Psamtek I statue discovered in Matariya
Archaeology
April 12, 2018
4,500 artifacts belonging to King Psamtek I statue discovered in Matariya
Ayman Ashmawy, the Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Department at the Ministry of Antiquities and senior member of the German-Egyptian…
Egypt retrieves remnants of mummy smuggled to US in 1927
Archaeology
April 11, 2018
Egypt retrieves remnants of mummy smuggled to US in 1927
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities received three artifacts – remnants of a mummy – from the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday after…
Azhar figure calls on Egyptians to celebrate Easter: ‘It is mentioned in Quran’
Egypt
April 9, 2018
Azhar figure calls on Egyptians to celebrate Easter: ‘It is mentioned in Quran’
Professor of Islamic Sharia at Al-Azhar University Ahmed Karima announced that Easter is an old traditional and social feast that…
Ministry of Antiquities reveals discovery of Greco-Roman temple near Siwa
Archaeology
April 5, 2018
Ministry of Antiquities reveals discovery of Greco-Roman temple near Siwa
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities discovered on Wednesday the front section of the Greco-Roman temple…