Archaeology
Antique stone of King Amenhotep I retrieved from UK auction: Ministry
January 8, 2019
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
January 6, 2019
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
January 4, 2019
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
January 4, 2019
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
December 31, 2018
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
December 28, 2018
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
December 25, 2018
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
December 20, 2018
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
December 15, 2018
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
December 14, 2018
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…