archaeology

Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology

Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts

The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday granted the former honorary consul for Italy, Ladislav Otakar Skakal, a 15-year-sentence in absentia…
Photos: Archaeologists document 12,000 year old inscription in South Sinai
Archaeology

Photos: Archaeologists document 12,000 year old inscription in South Sinai

The archaeological mission of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has finished documenting a colorful antique inscription dating back to…
The Golden Pharaoh: Boston awaits King Tut exhibition
Archaeology

The Golden Pharaoh: Boston awaits King Tut exhibition

The American city of Boston is set to host the “King Tut: The Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh”  exhibition this…
Profile – Khaled al-Anany, the first Minister of Antiquities and Tourism
Egypt

Profile – Khaled al-Anany, the first Minister of Antiquities and Tourism

Khaled al-Anany was appointed to first Minister of Antiquities and Tourism, after the Tourism Ministry merged with the Ministry of Antiquities…
Photos – Royal pharaonic sphinx uncovered in Tuna al-Gabal
Archaeology

Photos – Royal pharaonic sphinx uncovered in Tuna al-Gabal

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a small royal statue of a Sphinx during archaeological survey work in Tuna al-Gabal…
Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum
Archaeology

Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum

BEIRUT (AP) — More than 1,000 ancient relics and mosaics were saved from Islamic State group militants when staff at…
Visitors marvel as sun alignment illuminates the Temple of Hatshepsut
Archaeology

Visitors marvel as sun alignment illuminates the Temple of Hatshepsut

Archaeologists and astronomers visited on Monday the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor’s Qurna mountain to witness a sun alignment…
Germany to host first-ever conference on ancient Egyptian military history
Science

Germany to host first-ever conference on ancient Egyptian military history

Germany will host for the first time in May 2020 a conference entitled “Perspectives on the Ramesside-Era Military System in…
Zahi Hawass says Nefertiti’s tomb could be discovered in ‘a matter of weeks’
Egypt

Zahi Hawass says Nefertiti’s tomb could be discovered in ‘a matter of weeks’

Prominent Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass told leading UK news outlet Express.co.uk that he hopes to discover…
Photos: Cache of mummified animals, including big cats, found in Saqqara
Archaeology

Photos: Cache of mummified animals, including big cats, found in Saqqara

Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced on Saturday that an Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a unique cache of mummified…
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