Mummies
Egyptian Antiquities Ministry announces new archeological discovery in Minya
Archaeology
February 2, 2019
Egyptian Antiquities Ministry announces new archeological discovery in Minya
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient cemetery in Tuna al-Gabal, Minya in…
New Pharaonic tomb uncovered in Luxor: Antiquities Minister
Archaeology
November 24, 2018
New Pharaonic tomb uncovered in Luxor: Antiquities Minister
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday that an Egyptian mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered…
Three Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Sakkara: Minister
Archaeology
November 11, 2018
Three Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Sakkara: Minister
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has uncovered on Saturday three cemeteries dating back to the New Kingdom of Egypt between 1570…
Scientists carry out tests on ancient Egyptian ’embalming recipe’ mummy
Archaeology
August 18, 2018
Scientists carry out tests on ancient Egyptian ’embalming recipe’ mummy
A study published on the Journal of Archaeological Science and the University of York website has revealed that scientists carried…
Mystery Egypt sarcophagus found not to house Alexander the Great’s remains
Egypt
July 20, 2018
Mystery Egypt sarcophagus found not to house Alexander the Great’s remains
Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday dashed local hopes that a newly discovered ancient sarcophagus might contain the remains of Alexander the…
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…
Once overlooked, 2,500-year old coffin may offer clues into ancient Egypt
Archaeology
March 27, 2018
Once overlooked, 2,500-year old coffin may offer clues into ancient Egypt
Australian academics could help unlock mysteries around ancient Egypt after discovering that a 2,500-year old coffin might contain the remains…
Three burial chambers engraved with hieroglyphics discovered in Giza
Science
February 1, 2018
Three burial chambers engraved with hieroglyphics discovered in Giza
The antiquities ministry’s archaeological committee discovered on Thursday three burial wells carved into a rock containing funerary material, in Abu Sair,…
Mummies discovered in Elephantine tombs date to Late Period of ancient Egypt
Archaeology
December 7, 2017
Mummies discovered in Elephantine tombs date to Late Period of ancient Egypt
Scans and 3D X-rays on two mummies which were discovered during excavations at the Elephantine tombs, west of Aswan, revealed the mummies…
New pharaonic tomb unearthed in Sharqia
Archaeology
July 25, 2017
New pharaonic tomb unearthed in Sharqia
The Egyptian Archaeological Mission of East Delta unearthed a pharaonic tomb in the city of al-Hosayneya in the al-Sharqia governorate.…