Archaeology
Egypt begins restoring ancient boat near pyramids
February 21, 2012
Egypt begins restoring ancient boat near pyramids
CAIRO — Archaeologists on Monday began restoration on a 4,500-year-old wooden boat found next to the pyramids, one of Egypt's…
Minister: 2% of artifacts stolen during security vacuum
February 20, 2012
Minister: 2% of artifacts stolen during security vacuum
Two percent of historical artifacts held in government storehouses were stolen during the period of lax security that followed the…
Chicago’s Field Museum opens rare, brief exhibit of mummies from Egypt, Peru
February 19, 2012
Chicago’s Field Museum opens rare, brief exhibit of mummies from Egypt, Peru
CHICAGO — Chicago's Field Museum has opened a rare display of mummies from its own collection. Many of them haven't…
Radwa Ashour on the train of images of the Egyptian revolution
February 19, 2012
Radwa Ashour on the train of images of the Egyptian revolution
“I will speak Arabic.” Those were Radwa Ashour’s first words for the keynote speech in the “Narrating the Arab Spring”…
Egypt’s Museums: A look into the ‘GEM,’ Part I
February 16, 2012
Egypt’s Museums: A look into the ‘GEM,’ Part I
On 10 January, almost 20 years since the idea was first conceived, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali announced that the…
Egypt’s mummies divulge secrets in modern Scotland
February 15, 2012
Egypt’s mummies divulge secrets in modern Scotland
Modern technology reveals the secrets kept for thousands of years by Egyptian mummies in a major exhibition at Scotland's National…
A new kind of documentary
February 9, 2012
A new kind of documentary
Nearly a year since Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, the phrase “18 Days in Egypt” has become very familiar, with some variation…
Almost 3,000-year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt
January 16, 2012
Almost 3,000-year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt
Swiss archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a female singer dating back almost 3,000 years in Egypt's Valley of the…
Ancient Coptic city discovered in New Valley
November 30, 2011
Ancient Coptic city discovered in New Valley
A Supreme Council of Antiquities mission has discovered a Coptic city dating back to the fourth century. The city is…
Dead Sea Scrolls, free at last
November 10, 2011
Dead Sea Scrolls, free at last
The Dead Sea Scrolls were fated to a controversial place in history. After being secreted away in a cave, supposedly…