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Overseas antiquities exhibition starts September 7
Archaeology

Overseas antiquities exhibition starts September 7

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has announced the inauguration of the first antiquities exhibition abroad since 2010. The exhibit, which is called…
Minister defends fundraising call for statue’s retrieval
Archaeology

Minister defends fundraising call for statue’s retrieval

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has defended his call to Egyptians to raise US$25 million for the retrieval of a precious…
Most ancient submerged cities remain underwater in Alexandria
Archaeology

Most ancient submerged cities remain underwater in Alexandria

The former head of the National Museum Ibrahim Darwish has said that the recently surfaced monuments that had been underwater…
4 die in Fayoum after digging 40-m hole in home for treasure
Egypt

4 die in Fayoum after digging 40-m hole in home for treasure

Rescue teams in Fayoum managed on Wednesday to recover the bodies of four treasure hunters who had dug a deep…
Egypt to restore ancient human skeleton from Belgium
Archaeology

Egypt to restore ancient human skeleton from Belgium

Egypt will restore a human skeleton currently being held in Belgium and dating back 35,000 years, said Antiquities Minister Mamdouh…
Sixth wooden layer of Khufu ship to be removed within days
Archaeology

Sixth wooden layer of Khufu ship to be removed within days

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has said that the sixth wooden layer of King Khufu’s second solar boat will be removed…
PM approves exhibiting underwater treasures in Paris fair
Archaeology

PM approves exhibiting underwater treasures in Paris fair

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb approved on Thursday the decision to put 293 artifacts up for display at a Paris antiquities…
Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK
Archaeology

Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has handed the Antiquities Ministry an artifact retrieved from the United Kingdom, according to Olfat Farah, head of…
Antiquities Ministry prepares relics before int’l exhibition
Archaeology

Antiquities Ministry prepares relics before int’l exhibition

Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Meguid, head of the underwater antiquities department at the Antiquities Ministry, said the restoration and registration centers…
Sale of smuggled Egyptian artifact stopped in Germany
Archaeology

Sale of smuggled Egyptian artifact stopped in Germany

The Antiquities Ministry has managed to stop the sale of a rare statue in a showroom in Germany after it…
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