Supreme Council of Antiquities
In a first, Egypt announces discovery of a statue of Buddha
Archaeology
April 27, 2023
In a first, Egypt announces discovery of a statue of Buddha
The joint Polish-US archaeological mission operating in the city of Barniki on the Red Sea coast has uncovered a statue…
Photos: Tomb of ‘Banhesi’ from the Ramessid period discovered in Saqqara
Archaeology
April 13, 2023
Photos: Tomb of ‘Banhesi’ from the Ramessid period discovered in Saqqara
The joint Dutch-Italian archaeological mission in the Saqqara archaeological area, operating under the supervision of the Supreme Council of Antiquities…
More remnants of Temple of the Sun discovered in Matareya area
Archaeology
March 17, 2023
More remnants of Temple of the Sun discovered in Matareya area
The joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Leipzig University Museum discovered more remains of…
Photos: Largest papyrus in hieratic script to be displayed at Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
February 21, 2023
Photos: Largest papyrus in hieratic script to be displayed at Egyptian Museum
The first discovered and largest papyrus document written in hieratic script is set to be displayed at the Egyptian Museum…
Photos: First full residential city discovered in eastern Luxor
Archaeology
January 25, 2023
Photos: First full residential city discovered in eastern Luxor
The Egyptian archaeological mission, headed by Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri discovered a complete residential…
Egypt put ‘Red List’ for smuggled antiquities to be retrieved
Egypt
January 4, 2023
Egypt put ‘Red List’ for smuggled antiquities to be retrieved
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, said that the issue of recovering smuggled antiquities outside…
Restoration work of main chandelier of the Muhammad Ali Mosque in the Citadel
Culture
December 12, 2022
Restoration work of main chandelier of the Muhammad Ali Mosque in the Citadel
At the hands of a team of restorers from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, the maintenance and restoration work has…
Photos: Remains of pillars hall of Bhutto Temple unearthed in Kafr el-Sheikh
Archaeology
November 17, 2022
Photos: Remains of pillars hall of Bhutto Temple unearthed in Kafr el-Sheikh
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities working at the Temple of Tel al-Fara’in (Bhutto) in the…
Photos: Restoration of gold compartment at the Temple of Habu in Luxor completed
Archaeology
August 5, 2022
Photos: Restoration of gold compartment at the Temple of Habu in Luxor completed
Within the framework of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities’ plan to restore and develop archaeological sites throughout Egypt, especially…
Tourism Ministry raises efficiency of archaeological sites
Archaeology
July 15, 2022
Tourism Ministry raises efficiency of archaeological sites
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has completed a project to raise the efficiency of visitor services at 13 archaeological…