ancient egypt
Museum displays parity of women in ancient Egypt
Egypt
March 11, 2018
Museum displays parity of women in ancient Egypt
Like many a bumbling tourist, this traveler was perplexed by the unexpected. People dressed differently, ate differently, wrote differently, did…
Oldest tattoo discovered on ancient Egyptian mummy
Archaeology
March 2, 2018
Oldest tattoo discovered on ancient Egyptian mummy
The oldest tattoo in the world has been discovered on a couple of 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies, approximately 1,000 years older…
Parts of huge King Ramses II statue discovered in Aswan
Archaeology
February 28, 2018
Parts of huge King Ramses II statue discovered in Aswan
The Egyptian expedition working on the groundwater treatment project at the Kom Ombo Temple in Aswan discovered parts of a…
Photos: Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya
Archaeology
February 24, 2018
Photos: Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya
Six kilometres south of Tuna Al-Gabal archaeological site, an Egyptian archaeological expedition announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient cemetery…
Floor tiles of Karnak Temple are not ‘ancient’ as rumored: official
Egypt
February 22, 2018
Floor tiles of Karnak Temple are not ‘ancient’ as rumored: official
In response to photos circulating on Egypt’s social media outlets that have alleged the removal of the archeological tiles of…
‘Screaming Mummy’ attracts 20,000 visitors to Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
February 13, 2018
‘Screaming Mummy’ attracts 20,000 visitors to Egyptian Museum
The Antiquities Ministry said on February 4 that the Egyptian Museum is to display on a weekly basis three objects…
4,400 year-old tomb of top pharaoh official discovered in Egypt
Archaeology
February 3, 2018
4,400 year-old tomb of top pharaoh official discovered in Egypt
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced on Saturday the discovery of a tomb likely to have belong to a high-ranking…
Archaeologists in Egypt begin radar scans for secret chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
Archaeology
February 2, 2018
Archaeologists in Egypt begin radar scans for secret chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
In 2015 a British Egyptologist said he found evidence of a hidden chamber behind King Tutankhamun’s lavish tomb. Archaeologists have…
DNA results prove famous mummy brothers from different paternal lines
Archaeology
January 18, 2018
DNA results prove famous mummy brothers from different paternal lines
Researchers from the University of Manchester found out that the two famous 4,000-year-old brothers Khanum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh are from different…
Ramses II stelae found at San al Hagar archaeological site in Sharqiya
Archaeology
January 13, 2018
Ramses II stelae found at San al Hagar archaeological site in Sharqiya
A stelae of 19th Dynasty King Ramses II has been discovered at San al-Hagar archaeological site in Sharqiya governorate on Saturday…