Archaeology
Visiting prices to tourist spots to change in 2018: Antiquities Ministry
December 31, 2017
Visiting prices to tourist spots to change in 2018: Antiquities Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities stated on Sunday that the visiting fees for tourist areas and museums will be increased in…
Antiquities Ministry to restore historic Al-Sharaybi bathhouse in Islamic Cairo
December 22, 2017
Antiquities Ministry to restore historic Al-Sharaybi bathhouse in Islamic Cairo
The Permanent Committee for Islamic and Coptic Monuments approved a project to restore the Al-Sharaibi bathhouse in the area of…
Luxor witnesses stunning winter sun alignment in Karnak Temple
December 21, 2017
Luxor witnesses stunning winter sun alignment in Karnak Temple
Hundreds of keen tourists and Egyptians braced the cold breeze to watch the Thursday morning sunrise at the sanctuary of the…
Three artifacts displayed for first time at Egyptian Museum
December 15, 2017
Three artifacts displayed for first time at Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum began showcasing a new display on Thursday evening of three artifacts, available for the public to see for…
Archaeologists uncover burial sites, statue in Egypt’s Aswan
December 14, 2017
Archaeologists uncover burial sites, statue in Egypt’s Aswan
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists have uncovered four intact burial sites, part of a cemetery and an incomplete statue in…
Antiquities Ministry to renovate Prince Taz Palace, Sadat House
December 13, 2017
Antiquities Ministry to renovate Prince Taz Palace, Sadat House
The Ministry of Antiquities announced on Tuesday the renovation and maintenance of Prince Taz Palace in al-Khalifa neighborhood and Sheikh…
Two ancient Egyptian tombs discovered in Qurna, west of Luxor
December 9, 2017
Two ancient Egyptian tombs discovered in Qurna, west of Luxor
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled el-Anani announced on Saturday the discovery of two tombs in the ancient Qurna area west of…
Mummies discovered in Elephantine tombs date to Late Period of ancient Egypt
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…
Egypt moves ancient gate to new museum
December 7, 2017
Egypt moves ancient gate to new museum
Egyptian authorities have moved a gate dating back nearly 3,000 years from north Cairo to a new museum near the…
27 statues of goddess Sekhmet unearthed in Luxor
December 3, 2017
27 statues of goddess Sekhmet unearthed in Luxor
An Egyptian-European archaeological mission working in Luxor Governorate uncovered a collection of 27 fragmented statues of the lioness goddess Sekhmet,…