Middle Kingdom

Happening Now: Minister of Antiquities “Valley of the Kings will beopen at night in July”

25th of July will be the date of the opening of the night visits of Valley of the Kings, The Ramesseum…

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MOA stops the sale of Islamic artefact in London

Minister of Antiquities says “All legal procedures were taken to stop the sale of an artefact in London and repatriate…

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Statue robbers were arrested including an antiquities inspector

The robbers who stole a statue from Mit Rahina warehouse at the end of last year were arrested.  Dr. Mamdouh…

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Remains of Long-Lost New Kingdom temple discovered in Gebel El Silsila

Dr. Mamdouh El Damaty, Minister of Antiquities, announced today the discovery of foundations and remains of a temple in Gebel…

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Remains of long-lost New Kingdom temple discovered in Gebel El Silsila

Remains of long-lost New Kingdom temple discovered in Gebel El Silsila All details and photos to be posted in the…

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Egypt to repatriate 32 artefacts from Switzerland

On 1st of June, Switzerland will hand 32 artefacts which Egypt had proven that they were smuggled from Egypt after…

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The Egyptian army headquarters in Sinai during the New Kingdomdiscovered

Dr. Mamdouh El Damaty announced the discovery of the remains of the eastern gate of Tharw fortres in Sinai which…

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Rare Old Kingdom statue was discovered in Aswan

Dr. Mamdouh El Damaty, Minister of Antiquities, announced the discovery of lower part of a royal statue showing the name…

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240 artefacts are finally repatriated from France

As it was announced back in November 2014, that the French authorities will hand the Egyptian embassy in Paris a…

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British archaeologists discovered an Old Kingdom Mastaba in Delta. Updated

Egypt Exploration Society mission unearthed a mastaba dated back to the reign of King Khaba of 3rd Dynasty (rules for…

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