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Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology
January 22, 2020
Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday granted the former honorary consul for Italy, Ladislav Otakar Skakal, a 15-year-sentence in absentia…
Rare look at ancient tomb under Jerusalem
Archaeology
January 25, 2019
Rare look at ancient tomb under Jerusalem
Flashlight beams pierce the darkness and reveal an archaeological gem, an ancient tomb, in underground Jerusalem few have had the…
Ancient Egypt: The best things to see on holiday here
Features/Interviews
December 19, 2018
Ancient Egypt: The best things to see on holiday here
See full photo gallery here. (CNN) — Like the legendary curse of the mummy, ancient Egypt refuses to stay buried in…
2 ancient tombs renovated in Saqqara
Archaeology
December 11, 2018
2 ancient tombs renovated in Saqqara
The Central Administration of Restoration, alongside the Ministry of Antiquities, has completed the restoration of the Badi An Est…
Iraq’s ancient pottery struggles to outlive modern plastic
Culture
December 3, 2018
Iraq’s ancient pottery struggles to outlive modern plastic
Adel al-Kawwaz expertly spins the potter’s wheel, shaping the wet clay into a smooth jug. His family is famous…
New discoveries in Ra’a monastery: Antiquities Ministry
Archaeology
November 21, 2018
New discoveries in Ra’a monastery: Antiquities Ministry
Two limestone formations in the northern part of the Ra’a monastery were uncovered by the Ein Shams Egyptian excavation…
Egypt arrests 4 attempting to sell an antique casket in Saqqara
Egypt
October 30, 2018
Egypt arrests 4 attempting to sell an antique casket in Saqqara
Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Police arrested four people in Saqqara, as they tried to sell an antique casket for…
Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”
Archaeology
August 15, 2017
Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”
Three tombs from the Ptolemaic era were unearthed during excavation work in the al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area of Minya governorate, the…
5 killed in illegal ancient artifact excavation in Sohag
Egypt
August 1, 2017
5 killed in illegal ancient artifact excavation in Sohag
Five people were killed, in two separate incidents, while illegally digging for antiquities beneath houses in Upper Egypt’s Sohag governorate,…
Funerary bed of King Tut packed to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
Culture
May 18, 2017
Funerary bed of King Tut packed to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
A team from the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) started packing this week Pharaoh King Tutankhamun’s treasured collection at the Egyptian…