Elephantine Island
Archaeological excavations museum inaugurated in Aswan after six-year closure
Archaeology
February 22, 2017
Archaeological excavations museum inaugurated in Aswan after six-year closure
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany inaugurated the Museum of Archaeological Excavations on the Elphantine island, west of Aswan, on Wednesday. The museum…
Rare inscriptions of Queen Hatshepsut found on Elephantine Island
Egypt
April 14, 2016
Rare inscriptions of Queen Hatshepsut found on Elephantine Island
Stone blocks showing inscriptions of Queen Hatshepsut in the form of a woman — as opposed to the usual male…
Two statues discovered on Aswan’s Elephantine island
Archaeology
April 11, 2016
Two statues discovered on Aswan’s Elephantine island
The Swiss mission working on Elephantine Island in Aswan, headed by archaeologist Cornelius Pilgrim, has unearthed two statues, one of…