Antiquities - Ancient Egypt

Royal tomb from Second Intermediate Period discovered in Upper Egypt

The tomb of the founder of the 13th dynasty of the Second Intermediate Period was discovered in Abydos at the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag

Egypt seizes hoard of antiquities

Security forces seize over 1,500 stolen antiquities in Cairo suburb of Zawiyat Abu Musallem

Tomb of chief beer-maker discovered in Egypt's Luxor

The tomb of goddess Mut’s head of beer production was discovered today in Al-Khokha area on Luxor’s west bank

92 ancient Egyptian amulets missing from Aswan storage site

Antiquities ministry has alerted police at port sites because of risk of smuggling

Bust of a 26th dynasty prince recovered from Brussels

The Ministry of State for Antiquities will receive tomorrow from Belgium a green faience bust of a 27th dynasty prince that was stolen and smuggled of the country

Security to be tightened at Egypt's archaeological sites

Antiquities ministry is taking measures to protect Egypt's heritage sites after bomb attacks this week in Mansoura and Cairo

An unidentified royal statue head found in Luxor

A black granite head of an unidentified New Kingdom king's statue has been uncovered in Luxor

Stolen Ancient Egyptian artefacts to return next week

Egypt is finally to recover a collection of stolen and illegally smuggled Ancient Egyptian artefacts, apprehended by New York customs in 2011

Japanese meet Egypt antiquities minister on Grand Egyptian Museum cooperation

Delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency meets Egypt's antiquities minister to assess progress made on the construction of the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza

German Archaeological Institute honours Egyptian archaeologists

Celebrating Egyptian-German ties in the field of archaeology, Cairo's German Archaeological Institute honours Christiana Köhler, Maged Negm and Hisham El-Leithy

Looted Islamic wooden beams return to Egypt

Egypt restitutes Ghanem Al-Bahlawan Mosque's eight decorative wooden beams from Denmark after a court ruling

Egyptian antiquities ministry tries to stop sale of 23 artefacts in US

Officials want confirmation that 23 items on sale at Sotheby's, including marble and limestone statue pieces, left Egypt legally

Upper Egypt's Malawi Museum is under restoration

The Malawi Museum to regain its original appearance soon

Two Ptolomaic tombs uncovered in Al-Qantara East

Two Ptolemaic tombs was uncovered today in the Roman necropolis at Al-Qantara East in the Canal city of Ismailiya.

Ankhesom statue goes back to Egypt's Malawi Museum

The Statue of Akhnatun’s daughter looted from Malawi Museum in the Upper Egyptian city of Al-Minya after Morsi's ouster recovered, says minister

26th Dynasty ushabti figure coming home from Brussels

The torso of a 26th Dynasty green faience ushabti figure stolen during the January 25 Revolution is to return to Egypt next week from Brussels

Egypt recovers five Ptolemaic objects from France

Five Ptolemaic artefacts smuggled out of Egypt in the aftermath of Egypt’s 2011 revolution are to return home next week from France

A limestone relief found beneath a residential area in Al-Qantara East

A limestone relief engraved with Greek text was uncovered under a residential house in Al-Qantara East town in Ismailia governorate

Egyptian archaeologists refute claims by German amateurs on Great Pyramid

Head of ancient Egyptian antiquities explains why he thinks claims by two German amateurs concerning the construction date of the Great Pyramid are wrong

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