archeology
Egypt 2011 tourism revenues down by a third
Business
December 13, 2011
Egypt 2011 tourism revenues down by a third
Egypt expects to earn about US$9 billion from tourism in 2011, down by about a third on a year earlier…
Ancient Coptic city discovered in New Valley
Archaeology
November 30, 2011
Ancient Coptic city discovered in New Valley
A Supreme Council of Antiquities mission has discovered a Coptic city dating back to the fourth century. The city is…
Thousands of unregistered antiquities found in museum rest rooms
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Thousands of unregistered antiquities found in museum rest rooms
Azza Farouq, dean of Cairo University’s Faculty of Archaeology, has revealed that 3000 unregistered antiquities were found recently in the…
US delegation to help Egypt government stop antiquity theft
Egypt
May 14, 2011
US delegation to help Egypt government stop antiquity theft
A delegation of individuals representing US associations and foundations interested in safeguarding Egypt’s antiquities from theft will visit Cairo from…
“The Pharoah” goes to war
Egypt
August 27, 2010
“The Pharoah” goes to war
Zahi Hawass has never exactly been afraid of making enemies. Egypt’s 63-year-old antiquities chief (a man who cheerfully refers to himself…
Egyptian archeologists comment on carbon dating
Egypt
July 8, 2010
Egyptian archeologists comment on carbon dating
Science is playing an increasing role in supporting fields in the humanities, like Egyptology. As evidence, interpretations of the historical…
Ancient mayor’s tomb found south of Cairo
Archaeology
May 31, 2010
Ancient mayor’s tomb found south of Cairo
Archaeologists have discovered the 3300-year-old tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital's mayor, whose resting place had been lost under the…
Egypt archaeologists uncover Roman mummy
Archaeology
April 13, 2010
Egypt archaeologists uncover Roman mummy
Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a Roman mummy entombed in an elaborate sarcophagus at an ancient grave site alongside gypsum masks, the…
Weekly round-up: The English-language press on Egypt
Egypt
December 21, 2009
Weekly round-up: The English-language press on Egypt
The story out of Egypt that seemed to garner the most attention in international media this week was the news…
New pyramid
Egypt
December 3, 2009