archaeology
Egyptian delegation heads to Switzerland to retrieve 4200-year-old tablet
Archaeology
May 16, 2011
Egyptian delegation heads to Switzerland to retrieve 4200-year-old tablet
An Egyptian archaeological delegation will head this week to Basel, Switzerland, to retrieve an ancient Egyptian tablet from the Basel…
Ancient Egyptian temple submerged in sewage
Egypt
November 22, 2010
Ancient Egyptian temple submerged in sewage
An ancient Egyptian temple to the god Ptah in the village of Meet Rahina near Memphis, just south of Cairo,…
Bust of Amenhotep III unearthed on Luxor’s west bank
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Bust of Amenhotep III unearthed on Luxor’s west bank
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture on Thursday announced the discovery of the upper part of a red granite statue of…
Egypt announces discovery of 3400-year-old wall around Sphinx
Egypt
November 2, 2010
Egypt announces discovery of 3400-year-old wall around Sphinx
Egyptian authorities on Tuesday announced the discovery of a 3400-year-old enclosure wall around Giza's Sphinx, presumably erected to protect the…
Ancient burial chamber discovered on Luxor’s west bank
Egypt
September 15, 2010
Ancient burial chamber discovered on Luxor’s west bank
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture on Wednesday announced that archaeologists had discovered a 2600-year-old burial chamber while restoring the tomb…
Scientists use plants to date Egypt’s pharaohs
Archaeology
June 18, 2010
Scientists use plants to date Egypt’s pharaohs
Washington--Scientists have established for the first time clear dates for the ruling dynasties of ancient Egypt after carbon dating plant…
Waiting for Nefertiti
Archaeology
March 11, 2010
Waiting for Nefertiti
Thousands of artifacts are now returning to Egypt from abroad, but one piece continues to elude decades of government calls…
Ancient queen’s pyramid discovered in Saqqara
Archaeology
March 3, 2010
Ancient queen’s pyramid discovered in Saqqara
The 4,200-year-old burial chamber of Queen Behenu has been discovered in Saqqara in Giza.French archaeologists digging in the necropolis of…
Technology preserving the pharaohs
Archaeology
December 7, 2009
Technology preserving the pharaohs
The ancient Egyptians performed transfiguration spells to breathe life into corpses, while the Opening of the Mouth ceremony allowed the…