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National Museum of Scotland set to display 7,000 Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology
January 23, 2019
National Museum of Scotland set to display 7,000 Egyptian artifacts
The National Museum of Scotland is set to open an exhibition of around 7,000 Egyptian artifacts on February 8.…
‘Indiana Jones of art’ finds stolen Spanish carvings in English garden
Archaeology
January 22, 2019
‘Indiana Jones of art’ finds stolen Spanish carvings in English garden
A Dutch art detective has returned two priceless stone reliefs stolen from an ancient Spanish church after tracing them…
Mexico temple to god of skinning sacrifices discovered
Archaeology
January 4, 2019
Mexico temple to god of skinning sacrifices discovered
Archaeologists in Mexico have found the first temple to the pre-Hispanic deity Xipe Totec, a god of fertility and war…
Alabaster bust dated to Roman era seized in Salloum Land Port
Archaeology
December 31, 2018
Alabaster bust dated to Roman era seized in Salloum Land Port
The archaeological unit of Salloum Land Port in cooperation with the port’s police department have seized a marble bust…
Chicago University mission discovers two artifacts in Edfu
Archaeology
December 25, 2018
Chicago University mission discovers two artifacts in Edfu
The American Archaeological Mission of the University of Chicago, which works in the archaeological area of Tell Edfu in Aswan,…
Zahi Hawass calls on Germany to return Nefertiti bust to Egypt
Archaeology
December 20, 2018
Zahi Hawass calls on Germany to return Nefertiti bust to Egypt
Egyptologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass called for the return of a bust of Nefertiti from Germany to…
New artifacts found in thwarted illegal excavations
Archaeology
November 29, 2018
New artifacts found in thwarted illegal excavations
Aswan’s Tourism and Antiquities Police secured new archaeological discoveries during a Wednesday raid on an illegal excavation, near the…
Switzerland hands over 26 artifacts to Egypt
Archaeology
November 21, 2018
Switzerland hands over 26 artifacts to Egypt
Egyptian Ambassador to Switzerland Hesham Seif Eddin received word from Swiss authorities that 26 small artifacts dating back to…
Egypt says archaeologists found more artifacts at Cairo dig
Archaeology
November 7, 2018
Egypt says archaeologists found more artifacts at Cairo dig
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists working at a dig in Cairo have found several fragments of stone slabs with…
Syria’s national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Syria’s national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s National Museum of Damascus opened its rich trove of antiquities to visitors again on Sunday, seven…