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Restorers discover zodiac inscription at Esna Temple
Archaeology

Restorers discover zodiac inscription at Esna Temple

A team of Egyptian and German restorers uncovered for the first time, an inscription of a zodiac on the roof…
Electronic-ticket machines now at Giza pyramids
Archaeology

Electronic-ticket machines now at Giza pyramids

The Antiquities Ministry announced it has began installing e-payment ticket machines on Wednesday at the Giza pyramids area, replacing the…
Silver coin issued to commemorate procession of royal mummies
Egypt

Silver coin issued to commemorate procession of royal mummies

To commemorate the majestic April 3 procession of royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National…
On top of GEM, Egypt’s Tourism Ministry to inaugurate 4 museums in 2021
Archaeology

On top of GEM, Egypt’s Tourism Ministry to inaugurate 4 museums in 2021

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities aims to inaugurate several projects in 2021, including four museums with a total…
Egypt announces discovery of limestone sarcophagus and ushabti statues more than 2,500 years old
Archaeology

Egypt announces discovery of limestone sarcophagus and ushabti statues more than 2,500 years old

A limestone sarcophagus and numerous ushabti funeral statuettes were discovered in Minya by an Egyptian archaeological mission headed by the…
Egypt concludes Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue restoration, inauguration in January
Archaeology

Egypt concludes Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue restoration, inauguration in January

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Friday that restoration work for the Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria has…
Egypt begins moving Luxor sphinxes to Tahrir Square
Archaeology

Egypt begins moving Luxor sphinxes to Tahrir Square

Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry on Friday has begun moving four of the sphinxes in Luxor’s Karnak Temple, relocating them to Tahrir…
Rare granite statue for King Ramesses II uncovered in Giza
Science

Rare granite statue for King Ramesses II uncovered in Giza

Archeologists in Egypt have uncovered a pink statue belonging to the famed ancient ruler King Ramesses II near the Giza…
Egypt to register Torah scrolls, other synagogue relics as antiquities
Science

Egypt to register Torah scrolls, other synagogue relics as antiquities

The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt has approved registering 13 artifacts, including Torah scrolls, candlesticks and lanterns, belonging to…
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…
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