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Egypt
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Tourism
3/17/2023 3:23:56 PM
In a special Travel Issue,Time Magazine selected the Great Pyramids of Giza and the nearby historic sites in the Saqqara Necropolis as one of the World’s Greatest Places to visit in 2023
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/9/2023 2:31:15 PM
The northern and southern rooms of deity Amun Re, located on the Upper Terrace of Hatshepsut Temple in Deir El-Bahari and the Tomb of Meru at the North Asasif necropolis, Luxor's West Bank, are now open to visitors after their restoration.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
2/7/2023 10:30:14 PM
A team of researchers has come closer to discovering the secrets of ancient Egyptian methods of mummification
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/26/2023 3:33:40 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed a group of rich fifth and sixth dynasty tombs from the Old Kingdom in the Saqqara necropolis. Signs indicate the site, Gisr Al-Mudir, comprised a large ancient Egyptian cemetery.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/13/2022 12:17:00 PM
A British mission from Cambridge University working at Tell El-Amarna necropolis in Minya governorate in Upper Egypt discovered a small collection of gold and steatite (soapstone) jewellery in an 18th Dynasty (1550 to 1292 BC) cemetery.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/24/2022 6:09:33 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed a new part of the Quweisna necropolis in Menoufiya governorate that is replete in mummies with golden tongues.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/19/2022 3:54:31 PM
To the south of the causeway of King Unas in Saqqara necropolis, the archaeological mission of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, headed by Ola El-Aguizy, stumbled upon the sarcophagus of Ptahemwia from the reign of King Ramses II, whose tomb was discovered last year in Saqqara.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
8/2/2022 9:07:00 PM
The remains of a mudbrick structure believed to be one of four lost Temples of the Sun have been uncovered in the Abusir Necropolis
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
5/30/2022 4:05:00 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission in the Bubastian Cemetery at the Saqqara Necropolis unearthed a collection of 250 wooden painted coffins and the biggest ever bronze cachette containing a collection of 150 bronze statues of ancient Egyptian deities of different sizes.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
5/30/2022 1:08:02 PM
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/17/2022 12:56:07 PM
Five tombs from the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate eras were recently uncovered during excavations carried out on the northeastern side of King Merenre Pyramid in Saqqara necropolis.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/30/2021 10:30:24 PM
An archaeological mission from Cairo University uncovered the tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, head of the treasury during the reign of King Ramses II, during excavation work at the Saqqara necropolis, a statement by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry said on Saturday.
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Antiquities
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5/11/2021 5:59:34 PM
It is expected that more graves will be uncovered before the project is completed
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
3/2/2021 9:10:00 AM
The monumental Al-Hawawish Necropolis and Athribis Temple in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag have been officially inaugurated after development work
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Opinion
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2/23/2021 8:32:36 PM
Mutual knowledge-transfer at eye level helps German-Egyptian research teams achieve more comprehensive results and benefit from each other’s skills, writes Cyrill Jean Nunn
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Egypt
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Politics
2/11/2021 9:49:28 PM
The visit comes upon an invitation from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities as part of the country's plan to promote the tourism sector
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/29/2021 10:48:58 PM
The team succeeded in revealing 16 catacombes, inside the big necropolis that was previously discovered, where mummies were covered with a layer of cartonnage bearing gold and others had golden tongues.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
1/22/2021 1:59:00 PM
Spectacular new discoveries at the Saqqara Necropolis outside Cairo this week have revealed more of its secrets and rewritten much of its history
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/16/2021 3:43:22 PM
'The discoveries will rewrite Saqqara's history during the New Kingdom,' renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass said
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/14/2020 5:30:23 PM
The mission has discovered burial shafts with coffins and several artefacts from the New Kingdom
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