Roman era
In a first, Egypt announces discovery of a statue of Buddha
Archaeology
April 27, 2023
In a first, Egypt announces discovery of a statue of Buddha
The joint Polish-US archaeological mission operating in the city of Barniki on the Red Sea coast has uncovered a statue…
Restorers discover zodiac inscription at Esna Temple
Archaeology
March 23, 2023
Restorers discover zodiac inscription at Esna Temple
A team of Egyptian and German restorers uncovered for the first time, an inscription of a zodiac on the roof…
Egypt discovers whole ancient city under Andraos Palace
Egypt
February 8, 2023
Egypt discovers whole ancient city under Andraos Palace
After the demolition of Tawfiq Pasha Andraos’ Palace, overlooking the Nile Corniche, adjacent to the Luxor Temple, in 2021, important…
Photos: First full residential city discovered in eastern Luxor
Archaeology
January 25, 2023
Photos: First full residential city discovered in eastern Luxor
The Egyptian archaeological mission, headed by Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri discovered a complete residential…
Egypt put ‘Red List’ for smuggled antiquities to be retrieved
Egypt
January 4, 2023
Egypt put ‘Red List’ for smuggled antiquities to be retrieved
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, said that the issue of recovering smuggled antiquities outside…
Fayum mummy portraits discovered in Fayoum
Archaeology
December 1, 2022
Fayum mummy portraits discovered in Fayoum
The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Gerza archaeological site in Fayoum uncovered a huge funerary building from the Ptolemaic…
Photos: Mummies with golden tongues discovered in Quesna
Archaeology
November 25, 2022
Photos: Mummies with golden tongues discovered in Quesna
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, working in the Quesna archaeological cemetery in Monufiya Governorate uncovered…
Photos: Roman-era pottery-making workshop uncovered in Alexandria
Archaeology
April 12, 2022
Photos: Roman-era pottery-making workshop uncovered in Alexandria
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities working at the Tabet Matwah site, west of Alexandria: managed…
Elderly Greek citizen gifts two Roman artifacts to Alexandria
Archaeology
January 26, 2021
Elderly Greek citizen gifts two Roman artifacts to Alexandria
An 81-year-old Greek citizen offered two Roman artifacts as gifts to the governorate of Alexandria on Sunday. Alexandria Governor Mohamed…
Team excavates first Roman catacomb tomb discovered in Saqqara
Archaeology
November 5, 2019
Team excavates first Roman catacomb tomb discovered in Saqqara
A joint Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission in north Saqqara headed by Nozomu Kawai of Kanazawa University and Waseda University in Japan…