04/30/2023

The Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism and his accompanying delegation visited a number of archaeological sites in Luxor Governorate

At the beginning of his official visit to Egypt, the Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Hu Heping, and his accompanying delegation were keen to go to Luxor Governorate to visit a number of archaeological and tourist sites in it. websites. The tour included a visit to the work of the Chinese mission working in the Temple of Montu in Karnak,...

04/30/2023

Revealing a complete zodiac for the first time on the roof of the Esna Temple

A team of restorers from the Supreme Council of Antiquities succeeded in revealing, for the first time, a view of the zodiac on the roof of the Column Hall from the southern side of the Esna Temple, in addition to views of gods and animals that appear for the first time, during the project of recording, documenting and restoring the temple and showing...

04/30/2023

The discovery of more than 2,000 mummified rams' heads in the Temple of King Ramesses II in Abydos

The American archaeological mission affiliated with New York University, working in the area of the temple of King Ramses II in Abydos, succeeded in uncovering more than 2,000 mummified rams' heads dating back to the Ptolemaic era, in addition to a huge building from the Sixth Dynasty. This was stated by Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the...

04/30/2023

More remnants of the Temple of the Sun were discovered in the Matareya area

The joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Leipzig University Museum succeeded in discovering more remains of the Sun Temple, while completing its excavation work this season in the area surrounding the open-air Obelisk Museum from the western, northern and southern sides in the city of Uno...

04/29/2023

Learn about Papyrus Waziri 1.... The first and largest papyrus in hieratic script was found in Saqqara

On the sidelines of the celebration of the opening of the first phase of the project to develop the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Papyrus Waziri 1 was displayed for the first time after the completion of its restoration work in its own window. This papyrus was found during the excavations of the Egyptian mission in the Saqqara region headed by Dr....

04/29/2023

Learn about the story of saving the temples of Abu Simbel

In conjunction with the celebration of the phenomenon of the sun perpendicular to the holy of holies of the temple of King Ramesses II in Abu Simbel at dawn tomorrow, corresponding to February 22 of each year, learn about the story of saving the two temples of Abu Simbel in the sixties of the last century. The Great Abu Simbel Temple of King Ramesses...

04/29/2023

The discovery of a group of tombs from the Persian, Roman and Coptic eras in the Bahnasa region, Minya Governorate

The joint Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the University of Barcelona, operating in the Bahnasa area in Minya Governorate, succeeded in uncovering three limestone tombs from the Roman era, three other individual tombs from the Persian era, and sixteen tombs from the Byzantine and Coptic eras, during...