Ancient Egypt

Rare Egyptian scrolls found in Australian collection

Fragments of the Book of the Dead discovered in Australian museum

Archaeological committee to inspect the looted El-Hibeh site

In response to concerns about raids on the site, the antiquities ministry has sent a committee to inspect the area

Egypt smuggler caught in Brussels, 80 artefacts to return home

Egyptian woman caught smuggling 80 artefacts -including Islamic, Coptic and ancient antiquities- through Brussels airport; Court orders their return to Egypt

10 die in Egypt while digging for ancient treasures

Treasure hunters are buried alive north of Luxor on Monday while undertaking illegal dig

Hong Kong dentist to help check pharaoh's cavity

A Hong Kong dentist is wielding forceps to help reach for answers inside the last surviving example of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza

The Egyptian museum in Tahrir welcomes its visitors

The Egyptian museum in Tahrir square reopens its doors to public after three days of close.

Archaeologists will forego national day this year

Archeologists Day celebrations are annulled in solidarity with the families of the 2011 revolution's martyrs

3rd construction phase of Grand Museum to begin Tuesday

Planned 3rd phase to include construction of GEM's main building, built to house some 150,000 artefacts

'La Description de L’Egypte' to be restored

The Ministry of State for Antiquities is restoring its copy of La Description de L’Egypte, the first comprehensive study of ancient and modern Egypt, first published in 1809

Debod: The pharaonic temple in Madrid

In the Parque del Oeste in Madrid tourists can visit the Temple of Debod, which originally stood on land that was flooded after the building of the Aswan High Dam

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Philae's Hathor temple gets facelift in advance of formal inauguration

Following year of exhaustive restoration work, the Hathor temple on Egypt's island of Philae will reopen to public next month

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US judge rules 3,200-year-old Egyptian mummy mask can stay at St Louis Museum

A St Louis art museum can keep hold of a 3,200-year-old mummy’s mask, a US federal judge ruled, saying the US government failed to prove that the Egyptian relic was stolen

New discovery in Upper Egypt reveals ancient Osiris rituals

Animal mummies found in Abydos shine light on religious rituals of ancient Egyptians

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Japanese-Egyptian team starts restoring King Khufu's second solar boat

The archaeological team took samples Monday from King Khufu’s second solar boat to determine the exact causes of its deterioration and the best restoration methods

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