04/30/2023

The discovery of the first complete residential city in eastern Luxor

The Egyptian archaeological mission, headed by Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, succeeded in uncovering a complete residential city from the Roman era, during archaeological excavations in the Beit Yasi Andraos area, adjacent to Luxor Temple on the eastern bank of the city. Dr. confirmed. Mostafa Waziri...

04/30/2023

Detecting the nature of the materials used in the mummification process

A team of researchers from Ludwig Maximilian and Tübingen Universities in Germany, in cooperation with the National Research Center in Cairo, succeeded in discovering some of the secrets of the ancient Egyptian mummification process and the materials used in it, by analyzing the organic remains that were found inside the pottery pots discovered in the...

04/30/2023

Temporary exhibition of the excavations of the Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission in Dhraa Abu al-Naga

Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art: - Temporary exhibition of the excavations of the Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission in Dhraa Abu al-Naga - 140 artifacts displayed for the first time This evening, the Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art opened on the eastern bank of Luxor, a temporary archaeological exhibition that displays the...

04/30/2023

The discovery of a cemetery and four small chapels in the area of ​​Saqqara, dating back to the Ramesside era

The joint Dutch-Italian archaeological mission from the Leiden Museum in the Netherlands and the Egyptian Museum in Turin, working in the Saqqara antiquities area under the supervision of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, succeeded in discovering a tomb of a person claiming Banahsi from the Ramesside period, during the excavations it is conducting at...

04/30/2023

The discovery of a royal tomb in the Western Valleys area on the western mainland in Luxor

The joint Egyptian-English mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Modern State Research Foundation at the University of Cambridge succeeded in discovering a previously unknown royal tomb, during the excavation work that the mission is conducting in Valley No. C in the Western Valleys area on the western mainland in Luxor. This was...

04/30/2023

Learn about the artifacts that were chosen as the featured pieces for the month of January in museums nationwide

Within the monthly tradition of Egyptian museums nationwide; The museums chose to cut off the month of January, through a public poll through their pages on the social networking sites Facebook. Professor Moamen Othman, head of the museums sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, explained that this tradition comes within the framework of...

04/30/2023

The archaeological exhibition "Gifts and a Story" at the Coptic Museum to celebrate the New Year's Day and Christmas

Under the title “Gifts and a Story,” the Coptic Museum celebrated New Year’s Eve and Christmas with the opening of a temporary archaeological exhibition, to shed light on the custom of giving gifts and celebrating newborns. Professor Jihan Atef, Director General of the Museum, explained that the exhibition includes 12 distinctive artifacts from the...

04/30/2023

The Egyptian Antiquities Registration Center celebrates its 67th anniversary

Today, corresponding to April 25, marks the 67th anniversary of the establishment of the Egyptian Antiquities Recording Center. On this occasion, learn about the history of the establishment of the center and its most important tasks. The center was established on April 25, 1956, under Law No. 184 of 1956, to document and record Nubian temples before,...

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