Archaeology

Visiting prices to tourist spots to change in 2018: Antiquities Ministry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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