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Ancient Egyptian motifs discovered at a 2,700-year-old site in Spain

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 - 10:49 GMT

The gold leaf ceramic piece was discovered by archaeologists at the University of Salamanca.

Pyramid of Queen Neith, the discovery that re-writes history

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 - 12:47 GMT

The name of this queen was revealed for the first time in history.

Unique collection of stuffed animals on display at Prince Mohammed Ali Museum

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 - 02:05 GMT

This comes in celebration of the 200th anniversary of deciphering the Rosetta Stone and the emergence of Egyptology.

Statue of goddess Isis recovered from Switzerland

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 - 12:06 GMT

The events of this case date back to November 2018.

Ancient Egypt's 'Serekh' sign, what does it represent?

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 - 10:26 GMT

The serekh sign, a paneled walling with the falcon-headed god Horus usually perched on top, is widely believed to represent the facade of a royal palace.

Discovery of sarcophagus of high-ranking statesman during reign of Ramses II in Saqqara

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 11:19 GMT

The Egyptian archaeological mission, headed by Ola el-Egeizy, succeeded in discovering a pink granite sarcophagus for Ptah-M-Wia.

Ancient Egypt’s ‘Wedjat Eye’, what does it symbolize?

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 - 10:57 GMT

The sign depicts an eye with a ‘tear line’ and a curving feature

Statue of ancient Egyptian deity Amun fetches £32K at Christie’s

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 - 11:27 GMT

The statue spans back to the third Intermediate Period, around 1069-664 BC.

3 priceless Egyptian antiques sold at Sotheby’s

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 - 12:19 GMT

Sotheby's in London launched an auction for the sale of Egyptian and Roman antiquities, under the title "Sculptures from 4,000 years ago."

Egyptian Museum in Tahrir houses unique statue of King Khafre

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 - 12:47 GMT

ET sheds light on the statue of King Khafre, builder of the second largest pyramid in Giza.

13 huge artifacts transferred from Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to Grand Egyptian Museum

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 - 11:39 GMT

All the artifacts were documented before the transfer process and a detailed status report was prepared for each piece.

Acquaint yourself with Egypt’s Deir el-Bahari

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 - 11:41 GMT

The site of Deir el-Bahari is famous for hosting the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut (1473-1458 BC) on the western mainland of Luxor.

Egypt celebrates National Day of Qena on March 3

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 - 04:09 GMT

On March 3, Egypt celebrates the National Day of Qena. On this occasion, ET shed light on the most important archaeological site in this upper Egyptian governorate; The dazzling Temple of Dendera.

Video: Renovated Kafr El-Sheikh Museum opens its doors to visitors

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 - 02:09 GMT

The carefully selected artifacts housed in the Kafr El-Sheikh Musuem sheds light on a group of topics such as the history of the city of Bhutto, one of the ancient Egyptian capitals.

Horus, official mascot of 27th Handball World Cup Egypt 2021

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 - 01:33 GMT

The Supreme Organizing Committee for the Handball World Cup Egypt 2021 chose the ancient Egyptian god Horus, to be the official mascot for the 27th edition of the World Handball Championship scheduled to be held from January 13 to 31.

Egypt, The gift of the Nile

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 - 07:29 GMT

The famous Greek historian Herodotus summarized the importance of the river to the Egyptians by saying "Egypt is the gift of the Nile".

Huge statue of Horus discovered

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 - 12:57 GMT

The Egyptian-German archaeological mission headed by Horig Sorouzian discovered a huge statue of the God Horus.

In pics: A limestone sarcophagus uncovered in Menoufiya

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 - 02:34 GMT

An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered a limestone sarcophagus containing two mummies during excavation works in the Quweisna quarries in Menoufiya.

Egypt retrieves 2 smuggled artifacts from Switzerland

Sun, 24 Mar 2019 - 12:59 GMT

Egypt's ambassador to Bern stated that the embassy succeeded on Nov. 22 to recover two smuggled artifacts from Geneva, Switzerland.

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