Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online “An Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed the remains of an ancient mining workshop dating to Ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom in South Sinai”, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced on Monday. The edifice was unearthed in the Wadi Al-Nasab area in South Sinai, six kilometres West …
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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 “An archaeological mission from Cairo University uncovered the tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, head of the treasury during the reign of King Ramses II, at excavations at the Saqqara necropolis”, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Saturday. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of …
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Egypt Independent Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, announced; “the first phase of the restoration of the Great Hypostyle Hall in Karnak has been completed on Wednesday”. “The development work turned the hall into an architectural and artistic masterpiece, with its red, yellow, blue and green colours …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online Under the title ‘The Secrets of Gold’, Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, inaugurated a temporary exhibition at Luxor Museum highlighting the use of gold; in the fabrication of jewellery since ancient Egypt right through the Islamic era. The exhibition is …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a collection of ancient tools which were used in religious rituals from the Temple of the Pharaohs (Boto) in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate North of Cairo. The new discovery comes as part of archaeological excavations carried out by the Egyptian Supreme Council …
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Egypt Independent The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of a residential and commercial suburb dating back to the Greco-Roman era in the Shatby district of Alexandria on Thursday. “The team found resting places for travellers and visitors to the city while they waited for entry permits. …
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Egypt Today An Egyptian archaeological mission working in the area of Tel Kom Aziza in Al-Beheira Governorate discovered (West of the delta), Wednesday. The remains of a huge pottery workshop, date back to the Greco-Roman era. “This workshop consists of buildings dating back to the period between the third century …
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Al-Sayed Gamal al-Din – Ahram Online Egyptian Prosecutor-General Hamda al-Sawy retrieved 114 Egyptian artefacts at the Egyptian embassy in Paris on Wednesday. The recovered artefacts were illegally smuggled into France. “The Egyptian prosecution’s investigations, in cooperation with the French judicial authorities, succeeded in stopping all attempts to put the artefacts …
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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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