Ancient Egypt

Antiquities minister honours Egyptian Museum volunteers

Minister Mohamed Ibrahim honoured the students and staff who assist visitors to the Egyptian Museum

Egypt police move to protect Merneptah's pillar in Matariya

Antiquities police remove debris and construction materials from archaeological site today containing Merneptah's pillar

Committee to promote tourism established

A new ministerial committee aims to put Egypt back firmly on the map as a premier tourist destination

Building blunder prompts discovery of pharaonic stele in Cairo

An 18th dynasty stele inscribed with religious text was found in the debris from construction work in Matariya

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

Hibis Temple is back on Egypt's tourist path

Hibis Temple, the best preserved temple in the Western Desert, is to be officially reopened to the public Sunday in a ceremony to be attended by Prime Minister Hisham Kandil

Egyptian Museum untouched by Tahrir clashes, says minister

Minister of Antiquities tells Ahram Online that the country's precious antiquities collection was never under threat during Friday's violence

New stone inscription shows list of offerings to ancient gods

A section of a New Kingdom stele listing offerings made to ancient Egyptian gods was discovered today by chance at Matariya in northern Cairo

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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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