archaeology

The Supreme Council of Antiquities secretariat rejected the appointment of Abdel Fattah al-Banna as antiquities minister. The appointment was part…

After years of rejection by the Mubarak regime on the grounds that Egyptian antiquities are an issue of “national sovereignty,”…

Officials say archaeologists have unearthed the first basilica erected in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. Antiquities authorities say the…

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities on Monday announced the opening of six Pharaonic tombs to tourists after restorations had been completed.…

An Egyptian archaeological delegation will head this week to Basel, Switzerland, to retrieve an ancient Egyptian tablet from the Basel…

An ancient Egyptian temple to the god Ptah in the village of Meet Rahina near Memphis, just south of Cairo,…

The Egyptian Ministry of Culture on Thursday announced the discovery of the upper part of a red granite statue of…

Egyptian authorities on Tuesday announced the discovery of a 3400-year-old enclosure wall around Giza's Sphinx, presumably erected to protect the…

The Egyptian Ministry of Culture on Wednesday announced that archaeologists had discovered a 2600-year-old burial chamber while restoring the tomb…

Washington--Scientists have established for the first time clear dates for the ruling dynasties of ancient Egypt after carbon dating plant…