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Photos: Egypt unveils collection of amulets, scarabs found inside Minya sarcophagus
Archaeology

Photos: Egypt unveils collection of amulets, scarabs found inside Minya sarcophagus

An Egyptian archaeological mission has unveiled a new collection of amulets and scarabs found inside a coffin unearthed in January…
Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists
Egypt

Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists

MEMPHIS, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt is building two highways across the pyramids plateau outside Cairo, reviving and expanding a project…
Starting September, Egypt reopens all archaeological sites and museums
Archaeology

Starting September, Egypt reopens all archaeological sites and museums

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Monday that all museums and archaeological sites nationwide will reopen starting September 1,…
Egypt allows 6 foreign archaeological missions to resume work
Archaeology

Egypt allows 6 foreign archaeological missions to resume work

Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry and the Interior Ministry on Saturday permitted six foreign archaeological missions to resume excavations, after…
‘Astonishing’ giant circle of pits found near Stonehenge
Archaeology

‘Astonishing’ giant circle of pits found near Stonehenge

LONDON (Reuters) – Archaeologists have discovered a wide circle of deep pits surrounding an ancient settlement near Stonehenge, opening up…
Christie’s to auction Egyptian artifacts online
Archaeology

Christie’s to auction Egyptian artifacts online

Christie’s auction house in London announced that it will be selling a group of Egyptian, Roman and other antiquities in…
Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls
Archaeology

Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls has tested understandings that the 2,000-year-old artifacts were the work…
Zahi Hawass refutes former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa’s Prophet Idris theory
Archaeology

Zahi Hawass refutes former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa’s Prophet Idris theory

Egyptologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass criticized a statement by Egypt’s former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa claiming that Prophet…
Egypt discusses listing Wadi al-Natrun monasteries on UNESCO World Heritage List
Archaeology

Egypt discusses listing Wadi al-Natrun monasteries on UNESCO World Heritage List

Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani discussed listing the Wadi al-Natrun monasteries as part of the UNESCO World Heritage…
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