antiquities
4 die in Fayoum after digging 40-m hole in home for treasure
Egypt
August 20, 2015
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
August 3, 2015
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
August 3, 2015
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
July 30, 2015
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
July 6, 2015
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
June 22, 2015
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
June 15, 2015
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…
Three ancient tombs discovered in Luxor
Archaeology
June 14, 2015
Three ancient tombs discovered in Luxor
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has announced the discovery of three new ancient tombs in Deir al-Madina and Kings Valley, on…
Antiquities Minister: More than 21,000 artifacts moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
June 7, 2015
Antiquities Minister: More than 21,000 artifacts moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb met with Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty on Sunday and discussed the fact that 21,065 artifacts have been…
Ticket price hike for Egyptians at Luxor, Aswan monuments enforced Monday
Egypt
May 31, 2015
Ticket price hike for Egyptians at Luxor, Aswan monuments enforced Monday
Egypt is enforcing Monday ticket price hikes for Egyptian visitors to Aswan and Luxor ancient sites. Nasr Salama, head of Aswan…