Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online “A German-Egyptian mission at Al-Sheikh Hamad archaeological site in Tel Atribis, Sohag has unearthed a collection of 13,000 ostraca, clay vessel fragments, bearing engraved text in demotic, hieratic, Coptic, Greek and Arabic”, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Wednesday. “This is a …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online A collection of rock-carved tombs was uncovered in the Al-Hamidiyah necropolis, East of Sohag on Tuesday 11 May. The tombs were uncovered accidentally during an archaeological survey carried out at the necropolis to document the area. “The tombs have different architectural styles and are dug …
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Ahram Online At least 32 people were killed and 66 injured following the collision of two trains in the Tahta district of Sohag governorate, in Upper Egypt on Friday. 36 ambulance vehicles were dispatched to the scene to transfer the injured to four main hospitals in the region. “The collision …
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Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online An American-Egyptian archaeological mission team, excavating in the northern part of Abydos archaeological site in Sohag, has uncovered evidence for what may be the world’s oldest industrial-scale beer production. Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said, “the brewery consists of at …
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Angy Essam – Egypt Today An Egyptian archaeological mission working in Sohag, discovered five ancient limestone blocks of different sizes. Head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri, said that the uncovered blocks were transferred to the recently discovered Ptolemy IV Temple, located in El-Souq area of the same …
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Mustafa Marie – Egypt Today Archaeologists have discovered a 2,200-year-old temple in Egypt. It is believed to belong to Ptolemy IV Philopator of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. The structure of the ancient cemetery was found by chance as excavators supplied sewage lines to the village of Kom Ashqaw in the city …
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Ahram Online The ruins of a temple belonging to Ptolemy IV, the fourth pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (221 – 204 BC), were unearthed during drilling to implement a sewage drainage project in Kom Shakau village in Tama Township in northern Sohag, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. Secretary-general …
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Ahram Online Egyptian Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar inaugurated the Egyptian-Chinese Joint Laboratory for Renewable Energy at the Regional Development Research Center of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) in Sohag on Monday. The first-of-its-kind lab specialises in developing solar or photovoltaic cells and improving solar energy production …
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