Egyptology News

18/01/2025

Ptolemaic head of a marble statue discovered at Taposiris Magna!

15/01/2025

First photos of the solar barque of King Khufu at its new display at the Grand Egyptian Museum!

08/01/2025

News from Theban Necropolis!

06/01/2025

News from Saqqara!

29/12/2024

A collection of unique ancient Egyptian artefacts is set to appear at an upcoming auction hosted by Christie's, a global leading auction house, despite growing controversy over the house's violation of international treaties on cultural heritage protection.

18/12/2024

The Egyptian Dominican archaeological mission, led by Archaeologist Kathleen Martinez of the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), has unveiled discoveries at the temple complex of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria.

18/12/2024

A collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts was successfully repatriated from Ireland and arrived in its homeland yesterday, following the recent visit of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to Dublin.

12/12/2024

26/11/2024

23/11/2024

A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has successfully unearthed the remains of a Ptolemaic temple at the western side of the Great Temple of Athribis in Sohag. Read more: https://www.egyptindependent.com/joint-egyptian-german-archaeological-mission-uncovers-ptolemaic-temple-in-sohag/

Image credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

11/11/2024

Sad news from Saqqara

10/11/2024

Egypt has recovered from Germany 67 ancient artifacts from various periods of Egyptian periods including ancient Egypt, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday.

04/11/2024

Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered on this day in 1922.

Image credit: The Griffith Institute - University of Oxford

02/11/2024

News from the Theban Necropolis!
The Egyptian-American mission South Asasif Conservation Project, working under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, has discovered a Middle Kingdom tomb with several intact burials while clearing the south side of the superstructure of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty tomb of Karabasken (TT 391). Read more:
https://southasasif.wordpress.com/2024/11/01/discovery-announcement/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGTXBdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQ_JgMgrJutphc6gY-6XxrfXsq_DLJe3l5QUCoGcwbjmgXTrLi_0zYQ8lw_aem_n69AeljYqjM8TACCElEeCQ

Image credit: South Asasif Conservation Project

19/10/2024

We deeply regret to announce the death of Dr. Donald B. Redford who has worked extensively in Egypt since 1975, directing a number of important excavations, notably at Mendes and Karnak.

The amazing Egyptologist and director of Mendes, Dr. Donald B. Redford, has passed away (Oct. 18, 2024).💔

16/10/2024

Grand Egyptian Museum opens for trial run! Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/10/16/grand-egyptian-museum-opens-for-trial-run

Image credit: Mohamed Hossam/EPA

14/10/2024

News from the western Nile Delta!
The Egyptian archaeological mission discovered the remains of a necropolis at the archaeological site of Kom Abu Billo (known in classical antiquity as Terenuthis) in Monufia Governorate! The necropolis dates back to the Ptolemaic Period and contains hundreds of stone sarcophagi and pottery coffins. Read more: https://akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/4465771/1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%86-600-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A

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