excavation
Egyptian authorities detain thieves who attempted to steal 10-ton Ramses II statue
Egypt
January 11, 2023
Egyptian authorities detain thieves who attempted to steal 10-ton Ramses II statue
The Public Prosecution in Egypt ordered on Tuesday the detainment of 3 suspects for 4 days pending investigations. They are…
Russia continues excavating site of heavily bombed drama theater in Mariupol, new satellite images show
World
May 13, 2022
Russia continues excavating site of heavily bombed drama theater in Mariupol, new satellite images show
An extensive excavation of the bombed Mariupol drama theater remains ongoing, new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show. The area…
Man, his mother-in-law die while illegally excavating antiquities at Giza pyramids
Egypt
June 21, 2021
Man, his mother-in-law die while illegally excavating antiquities at Giza pyramids
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Giza Security Directorate in Egypt have revealed the details surrounding the deaths of a…
Photos: Egypt unveils 2,500-year-old wells with a huge number of colored human coffins
Archaeology
October 19, 2020
Photos: Egypt unveils 2,500-year-old wells with a huge number of colored human coffins
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anani, accompanied by Secretary General of the Supreme Council…
Photos: Egypt unveils collection of amulets, scarabs found inside Minya sarcophagus
Archaeology
October 13, 2020
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…
Eighteenth Dynasty industrial zone discovered in Luxor
Archaeology
October 10, 2019
Eighteenth Dynasty industrial zone discovered in Luxor
Renowned Egyptian Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the unearthing of Egypt’s first industrial zone, which dates back to the 18th Dynasty,…
Ruins of Ptolemy IV temple unearthed in Sohag
Archaeology
September 30, 2019
Ruins of Ptolemy IV temple unearthed in Sohag
The ruins of a temple belonging to King Ptolemy IV have been unearthed during an excavation at Kom Shaqao, Sohag…
‘Everything is stolen from us’: Tunisians fight to preserve cultural heritage
Middle East
June 19, 2019
‘Everything is stolen from us’: Tunisians fight to preserve cultural heritage
FOUSSANA, Tunisia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Standing near the shrine of the Sufi saint Sidi Boughanem in western Tunisia, Karim…
Photos | Pharaonic limestone coffin uncovered in Monufiya governorate
Science
April 1, 2019
Photos | Pharaonic limestone coffin uncovered in Monufiya governorate
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Antiquities Ministry found a limestone coffin in the shape of a human body during archaeological…
Egyptian-Chinese mission excavates at Luxor’s Monto Temple
Archaeology
February 7, 2019
Egyptian-Chinese mission excavates at Luxor’s Monto Temple
The first Egyptian-Chinese archaeological expedition began its work at the Monto Temple in the Karnak archaeological area of Luxor in…