Archaeology

Antique stone of King Amenhotep I retrieved from UK auction: Ministry

Antique stone of King Amenhotep I retrieved from UK auction: Ministry

  Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities have received an antique stone carving with a cartouche of King Amenhotep I on Tuesday,…
Sisi commissions Egyptian government to develop Saqqara area: Prime Minister

Sisi commissions Egyptian government to develop Saqqara area: Prime Minister

  held a meeting on Sunday to follow up the latest developments on some projects carried out by the Antiquities…
Mammoth tusks in Siberia in demand by Chinese

Mammoth tusks in Siberia in demand by Chinese

Crouching near a wooden shed in his snowy backyard, Prokopy Nogovitsyn lifts up a grey tarpaulin and takes out a…
Mexico temple to god of skinning sacrifices discovered

Mexico temple to god of skinning sacrifices discovered

Archaeologists in Mexico have found the first temple to the pre-Hispanic deity Xipe Totec, a god of fertility and war…
Alabaster bust dated to Roman era seized in Salloum Land Port

Alabaster bust dated to Roman era seized in Salloum Land Port

  The archaeological unit of Salloum Land Port  in cooperation with the port’s police department have seized a marble bust…
Three Jewish cemeteries to be recorded as antiquities

Three Jewish cemeteries to be recorded as antiquities

A central committee is preparing to officially register three Jewish cemeteries as antiquities in the Ministry of Antiquities’ records, announced…
Chicago University mission discovers two artifacts in Edfu

Chicago University mission discovers two artifacts in Edfu

The American Archaeological Mission of the University of Chicago, which works in the archaeological area of ​​Tell Edfu in Aswan,…
Zahi Hawass calls on Germany to return Nefertiti bust to Egypt

Zahi Hawass calls on Germany to return Nefertiti bust to Egypt

  Egyptologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass called for the return of a bust of Nefertiti from Germany to…
Egypt unveils “one of a kind” ancient tomb, expects more finds

Egypt unveils “one of a kind” ancient tomb, expects more finds

  SAQQARA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt unveiled a well-preserved 4,400-year-old tomb decorated with hieroglyphs and statues south of Cairo on…
Egypt to renovate its Jewish sites with LE1.27 billion

Egypt to renovate its Jewish sites with LE1.27 billion

In order to restore the holy sites of Egyptian Jews, Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani announced on Sunday that President…
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