Archaeology
70 percent of Grand Egyptian Museum completed, inauguration expected in 2018
November 27, 2017
70 percent of Grand Egyptian Museum completed, inauguration expected in 2018
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani announced on Sunday that 70 percent of the construction of the Grand Egyptian…
Pharaonic artifacts found under house in Beni Suef
November 26, 2017
Pharaonic artifacts found under house in Beni Suef
During a sewage digging operation in the Kom al-Arous village in northern Beni Suef, a worker discovered a stone box…
Sunken vessels dating back to Roman era discovered in Alexandria
November 21, 2017
Sunken vessels dating back to Roman era discovered in Alexandria
The wreckages of three vessels dating back to the Roman era were discovered during excavations in the Mediterranean Sea carried…
Egypt to retrieve 14 artifacts from Cyprus
November 19, 2017
Egypt to retrieve 14 artifacts from Cyprus
Director General of the Retrieved Antiquities Department of the Antiquities Ministry, Shaaban Abdel Gawad, said on Sunday that Egypt would…
Isis temple unearthed by builders in Banha
November 17, 2017
Isis temple unearthed by builders in Banha
The ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple built for the Egyptian diety, Isis, were discovered on Thursday by workers on…
Tutankhamun’s unseen golden treasures go public at Egyptian Museum
November 16, 2017
Tutankhamun’s unseen golden treasures go public at Egyptian Museum
Antiquities Minister, Khaled al-Anany, inaugurated on Wednesday a temporary exhibition at the Egyptian Museum displaying Tutankhamun’s golden flakes in public…
Greco-Roman mummy discovered in Fayoum
November 14, 2017
Greco-Roman mummy discovered in Fayoum
An Egyptian-Russian archaeological mission operating in the Deir al-Banat area in Qalmasha village of Fayoum Governorate discovered on Tuesday a…
Remains of Hellenistic era gymnasium found in Fayoum
November 6, 2017
Remains of Hellenistic era gymnasium found in Fayoum
A German-Egyptian joint archaeological expedition, headed by Professor Cornelia Romer, unearthed the remains of the first gymnasium in Egypt dating…
Ruler of Sharjah arrives Cairo and delivers Egypt 354 pharaonic and Islamic artifacts
November 5, 2017
Ruler of Sharjah arrives Cairo and delivers Egypt 354 pharaonic and Islamic artifacts
Egypt received on Saturday 354 antiquities belonging to different periods of Pharaonic and Islamic civilization from the ruler of Sharjah…
Khufu pyramid void draws world attention to Egypt: Minister
November 4, 2017
Khufu pyramid void draws world attention to Egypt: Minister
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany said Saturday that void space found inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu by the Scan…