Archaeology

Egyptian antiquities ministry receives no donations for Sekhemka statue

Egyptian antiquities ministry receives no donations for Sekhemka statue

 The Antiquities Ministry has not received so far any donations to buy back the 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue of Sekhemka before…
Overseas antiquities exhibition starts September 7

Overseas antiquities exhibition starts September 7

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has announced the inauguration of the first antiquities exhibition abroad since 2010. The exhibit, which is called…
Israel to exhibit ancient Egyptian artifacts in September

Israel to exhibit ancient Egyptian artifacts in September

Israel has announced that it will exhibit ancient Egyptian jewelry and antiquities which were discovered during excavations in Palestine at the…
Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime

Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime

Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass said at a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday that selling the statue of…
Minister defends fundraising call for statue’s retrieval

Minister defends fundraising call for statue’s retrieval

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has defended his call to Egyptians to raise US$25 million for the retrieval of a precious…
Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria’s desert

Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria’s desert

Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city that has fallen to the Islamic State jihadist group, has withstood the last 2,000 years…
Remote Atlantic runway to open up Napoleon’s hidden island

Remote Atlantic runway to open up Napoleon’s hidden island

Almost 200 years ago a British warship transported Napoleon Bonaparte to his exile on the island of St. Helena, a…
Most ancient submerged cities remain underwater in Alexandria

Most ancient submerged cities remain underwater in Alexandria

The former head of the National Museum Ibrahim Darwish has said that the recently surfaced monuments that had been underwater…
Antiquities minister holds press conference on Sekhemka Statue

Antiquities minister holds press conference on Sekhemka Statue

Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh El-Damaty will hold a press conference Saturday on a campaign launched to stop the sale of…
British Egyptologist invited for debate over Nefertiti tomb theory

British Egyptologist invited for debate over Nefertiti tomb theory

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has revealed that he had been in contact with British Egyptologist Nicolas Reeves, over his new…
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