Ancient Egypt
On October 22 of every year, scientists renew their interest in the astounding progress that the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt reached in the field of astronomy, thanks to the sun alignment phenomenon, where the sun illuminates the face of Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel.
The Chinese ambassador to Cairo said that the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has recently announced a huge archaeological discovery of Pharaonic sarcophagi, describing this as an impressive cultural discovery.
The competition focused on a new and important category in Russian society, which is the Russian children, enabling them to express their vision of Egypt and what they know about it, through artistic paintings.
Today marks the 219th anniversary of the departure of the French campaign in Egypt led by General Jacques Francois Meno, where he left the Egyptian lands on October 18, 1801.
Religious books buried with the ancient Egyptian man were usually used as a guide for the dead on his journey to the afterlife.
The Egyptian archaeological mission in the antiquities area of Al-Ghuraifah in Tuna el-Gabal in Minya Governorate uncovered a group of amulets and scarabs of various shapes and sizes inside the coffin of Sitdjehuti Imhotep.
In early October 2020, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the largest discovery in 2020, which was the discovery of 59 ancient coffins in the Saqqara region.
A picture went viral on social media platforms showing several statues of the Pharaonic deity Anubis, on a truck roaming a street in Cairo.
What will happen at the time of the transfer of King Tutankhamun’s mask? Will there be a procession to transport the mask like the royal mummies?
The Grand Egyptian Museum will house over 50,000 artifacts, including all the possessions of the Golden Pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, which will be fully displayed in one place for the first time.
There are numerous archaeological missions operating in Egypt, but the Egyptian missions headed by Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, had the lion's share of the important archaeological discoveries during the last period.
The obelisk was not even installed to fall down, Atef Moftaah said in press statements.
In celebration of the glorious October victories, the Egyptian archaeological museums in all governorates exhibit their collections of military artifacts in a special display in October.
Archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt discovered Nefertiti's head statue in 1912 in Tell el-Amarna. It was later smuggled out of Egypt by means of deceit.
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism & Antiquities Khaled el-Anani announced that 59 coffins have been excavated by the Egyptian mission headed by Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri.
Archaeological researcher Ahmed Amer said that ancient Egyptians left us with many traces that indicate their superiority in the military field.
Waziri pointed out that during the discovery, a wonderful statue made of bronze and inlaid with precious stones was unearthed. The statue dates back to the 26th Dynasty.
The whole world is highly anticipating the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum as it houses a large number of artifacts, and a complete display of King Tutankhamun's collection.
A group of researchers were able to restore the face of an ancient Egyptian mummy belonging to a child. The mummy was found in the eighties in a cemetery near the Pyramid of Hawara, southwest of Cairo.
Vice President of the Wood Antiquities Laboratory at the Grand Egyptian Museum Ahmed Abd Rabbo said that the GEM’s Wood Antiquities Laboratory is one of the most important laboratories in the Middle East region.
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