Ancient Egypt

Israel to return ancient coffin lid to Egypt

Ancient Egyptian coffin lid belonging to unidentified Sixteenth Dynasty nobleman will be returned to Egypt from Israel following year of negotiations

Germany to celebrate centennial of Nefertiti bust discovery

On 6 December, Germany will celebrate 100-year anniversary of discovery of iconic bust of Queen Nefertiti, wife of monotheistic pharaoh Akhnaten

Cairo Airport Authorities foil smuggling attempt

The Antiquities Seizures Unit at Cairo International Airport foils an attempt to smuggle a collection of Graeco-Roman artefacts

Ancient Egyptian limestone relief found at Cairo home

A limestone relief from the era of Ramses II has been found at a residential home in the Matariya area of Cairo

Rare ancient Egyptian amulet found in UK

Amulet depicting ancient Egyptian dwarf god Bes found among collection of artefacts in UK

Seventy Egyptian artefacts found in illegal possession are authenticated

The ministry of state for antiquities verified the authenticity of 70 ancient Egyptian objects found in possession of three people in Giza

Police recover pharaonic artefacts stolen in wake of revolution

Objects found buried at Saqqara Necropolis include several ancient Egyptian statuettes carved from green faience

Tutankhamun exhibition will stay in Japan another 12 months

“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” will stay in Japan for the remainder of the year, though Egypt wants better terms on generated revenue

100-year battle for the iconic Egytian bust of Nefertiti

As Germany celebrates the centennial anniversary of the discovery of the iconic bust of the beautiful Queen Nefertiti, Egypt's argument for its return includes a tale of deceit

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Ancient activity identified by new mapping method at Senefru pyramids in Egypt's Dahshour

A new topographical mapping method, based on fractals, is revealing new information about ancient activity at pyramid sites in Egypt

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Ra II Voyage: How Ancient Egypt inspired Pre-Colombian civilizations

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Thor Heyerdahl, the legendary explorer famous for showing the Pharaohs were possibly capable of crossing the Atlantic to establish contact with Western Hemisphere’s cultures

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Returned rare sarcophagus of mummified rat to be displayed in Egyptian Museum Tuesday

The Egyptian Museum will display a rare Ptolemaic sarcophagus of a rat Tuesday after museum curators in Germany helped discover it was was illegally in Europe for at least 15 years

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Egypt's Sphinx, Pyramids threatened by groundwater, hydrologists warn

New water pumping system at Giza Plateau has ecologists worried about possible damage to Egypt's best-known historical monuments

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Burial site revealing ancient Egyptian funerary rites uncovered

The well preserved coffin of an unidentified Middle Kingdom provincial governor was found in the Deir Al-Barsha necropolis near the upper Egyptian city of Minya

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