Latest in Tag: antiquities Highlight
Latest in Tag: antiquities
Egypt restores famous ram statues at Karnak Temple
Statues are located in the southern side of the Karnak Temple first courtyard, there had originally been 33 before the transfer of 4 rams to Tahrir Square
Egypt foils smuggling of 85 antique coins, 3 small scarabs
Archaeological unit at Cairo airport managed to seize 85 antique coins from different eras and 3 small scarabs that were being smuggled out of Egypt
Prince Muhammad Ali Palace, Museum of Islamic Art mark 117th anniversary
Egyptians allowed free entry to Prince Muhammad Ali Palace on 24 December, Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo on 28 December
Temple of Isis restoration completed, ready for reopening soon
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has completed the restoration and development of the Isis Temple in Aswan, in preparation for its re-opening soon. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the restoration works included restoring floors and columns, cleaning walls, and placing wire windows to prevent the entry of birds, …
Egypt’s antiquities officials inspect Saqqara Necropolis, with new discovery expected in 2021
Hawass confirmed that this discovery, which will be announced early next year, will shed light on a mysterious part of the history of Saqqara
Egypt, BiH discuss strengthening cooperation in tourism, antiquities sector
During the meeting, they agreed to exchange experiences in the field of antiquities restoration and museums, especially as BiH has wide experience in restoring Islamic antiquities.
Merging tourism, antiquities funds based on practicalities: El-Anany
Suggested tourism and antiquities fund aims to support, finance activities that stimulate both sectors
Tourism and Antiquities Ministry takes viewers through Ancient Egypt’s forgotten past
Videos will shed light on unknown aspects of Egypt’s heritage and history through artefacts
Egypt discusses cooperation with Greece to promote antiquities’ replicas
Anany’s initiative comes amid Egypt’s establishment of the first antiquities replicas factory aiming to preserve the country’s cultural heritage
House of Representatives approves law amendments regarding protecting antiquities
Parliament transferred the draft law to the State Council to be revised
Traveling to Egypt in 2020? Here’s brand new places to visit
Ancient temples, haunted palace, museums, pyramids open for the first time
Replicas of Egyptian antiquities to be sold at Cairo Airport by end January
El-Teiby explained that the replica Egyptian antiquities are the first to be sold at the airport, Sharm El-Sheikh, Luxor, and Aswan airports will follow
Madbouli chairs ministerial committee for tourism, antiquities
Committee aims to resolve all obstacles that impede tourism and antiquities activities
Sharm El-Sheikh Museum receives first few on-display antiquities
Among the transferals, three giant pink granite pieces belong to the head of a statue that depicts the goddess Hathor, along with a huge red granite statue featuring a lion.
Temporary exhibition in Luxor displays El-Assasif Necropolis’s restored antiquities
Exhibition displays 39 restored Ushabti statues
Egypt publishes a catalogue of Holy Family’s trip in Egypt
Documentation part of ministry of antiquities’ plan to submit places into UNESCO’s Heritage sites list
Two antiquities on display in Egyptian Museum for first time
Announcement made a day after receiving remains of Egyptian ancient mummy
Egypt retrieves 195 antiquities from Italy smuggled last May
Egypt retrieved on Friday a collection of 195 artefacts, along with 21,660 coins, that were illegally smuggled to Italy last May, according to state-owned media outlet Ahram Online. The artefacts date back to various periods from ancient Egypt to the Islamic era. Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last May that the Egyptian Embassy in …
Egypt retrieves 91 smuggled antiquities from Israel
Egypt to receive artefacts after conflict between both countries which led to filing suit to prove ownership, Abdel Gawad says
NMEC offers magnificent display of Egyptian civilisation antiquities throughout eras
It gathers 50,000 archaeological artefacts, paintings, jewellery
Ramses II statue arrives to Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
Ministers of Tourism, Antiquities to hold press conference in museum
Supreme Council of Antiquities lowers cinematography fees by 50% at archaeological sites: Chamber of Tourism Companies
Tourism income declined by about $835m during the first five months of this year, a decrease of 62% year-over-year
Syria’s Palmyra can be restored in five years, says antiquities chief
Eighty percent of ruins in the city of Palmyra are ‘”in good shape,” despite the damage inflicted by IS jihadists, Syria’s antiquities chief says. But some experts are less upbeat in their assessment.
Is Nefertiti hiding in the Valley of Kings’ secret chambers?
Hidden chambers adjoining King Tut’s mausoleum promise exciting archaeological finds. What they conceal remains a mystery. Nicholas Reeves believes it’s the mysterious queen Nefertiti – and others don’t. In a paper British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves published last August, he claimed that Nefertiti’s tomb may be hidden in rooms adjoining King Tut’s burial chamber. Now Egyptian …
Experts confident secret chamber in King Tut’s tomb belongs to Nefertiti
Experts say they’re ’90 percent’ sure they’ve uncovered a chamber in King Tut’s tomb containing the final resting place of Nefertiti. If true, archeologists say it would be one of the biggest discoveries of the century. Egypt’s antiquities minister said on Saturday experts were ’90 percent’ sure they had uncovered a hidden chamber in Tutankhamun’s …
Cultural treasures are also victims of war
The “Islamic State” militant group recently smashed several art pieces at the Palmyra UNESCO World Heritage site, in the Syrian city of that name. Even more brutally, they beheaded 82-year-old Khaled Al-Assad, one of Syria’s most respected archaeologists, who had been the keeper of Palmyra for more than 50 years. In Yemen, the damage to three out of …
‘Islamic State’ blows up Baal Shamin temple in Syria’s Palmyra
‘Islamic State’ (IS) militants have blown up the temple of Baal Shamin in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The head of antiquities at the Roman-era site was beheaded by Islamists just a week ago. Conflicting reports over when the temple was actually destroyed are yet to be confirmed. Syria’s antiquities chief Maamoun Abdul Karmin …
Ministry of Antiquities continues attempts to save lost heritage
Sekhemka statue transportation date delayed to end ofAugust, whilst searches to locate Queen Nefertiti’s tomb still ongoing
The last call to save one of Egypt’s statues
4,000-year-old statue was on verge of being sold by British museum
“SakhamKa”: Ancient Egyptian scribe of significant religious value
“The statue has a significant importance to the study of Egyptology,” says RCEWA