archaeology

King Tut’s tomb is not safe in Luxor: source
Egypt

King Tut’s tomb is not safe in Luxor: source

Both the tomb and mummy of King Tutankhamen, located in Luxor, are currently in danger because of the excessive flow…
New findings excavated in submerged ancient cities Heracleion and Canopus
Archaeology

New findings excavated in submerged ancient cities Heracleion and Canopus

Marine archeologists excavated a crumbled temple and several valuable finds located in the flooded underwater site of ancient cities Heracleion…
Israel: Archaeologists uncover 1,200-year-old mosque
Middle East

Israel: Archaeologists uncover 1,200-year-old mosque

Archaeologists announced on Thursday that they had discovered a 1,200-year-old mosque in the Negev Desert in southern Israel. The extremely…
Ministry of Antiquities starts restoration of King Tutankhamun’s coffin
Egypt

Ministry of Antiquities starts restoration of King Tutankhamun’s coffin

Egypt’s ministry of Antiquities started on Wednesday the restoration of the golden coffin of King Tutankhamun, following the ministry’s transfer…
Prehistoric city offers glimpse of ancient living near Jerusalem
Middle East

Prehistoric city offers glimpse of ancient living near Jerusalem

MOTZA, Israel (Reuters) – A huge prehistoric settlement discovered near Jerusalem by Israeli archaeologists offers new insight into how civilizations…
Giza’s Bent Pyramid, Alkaa Pyramid open to public for first time since 1965
Archaeology

Giza’s Bent Pyramid, Alkaa Pyramid open to public for first time since 1965

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani on Saturday inaugurated the Bent Pyramid of King Sneferu and the Alkaa Dogmatic pyramid in Giza’s…
Biblical bad guys the ancient Philistines came from Europe, DNA shows
Middle East

Biblical bad guys the ancient Philistines came from Europe, DNA shows

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The ancient Philistines, the Biblical villains whose origins have puzzled scholars for decades, came to the Middle…
Fayoum’s Lahun Pyramid opens to public for the first time
Archaeology

Fayoum’s Lahun Pyramid opens to public for the first time

Marking completion of restoration work for the Lahun Pyramid located in Fayoum, Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany visited the…
Ancient Egyptian mummy linens seized by U.S. officials at U.S.-Canada border
Egypt

Ancient Egyptian mummy linens seized by U.S. officials at U.S.-Canada border

At the U.S.-Canada border, ancient Egyptian mummy linens were found in a mail truck coming from Canada that was seized…
Iraq’s drought unveils 3,400-year-old palace of mysterious empire
Middle East

Iraq’s drought unveils 3,400-year-old palace of mysterious empire

A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old palace that belonged to the mysterious Mittani Empire, the…
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