Archive for the ‘Egypt’ Category
Inside the Revolution in Egypt A Report from eTurbonews
By Rita Zawaideh(etn) | Feb 01, 2011 “I used to call them the spoiled brats of the internet,” one Cairo woman confessed. “Now I kiss their feet,” she said, referring to young men who broke the Egyptians long record of endurance under a dictatorial regime. Today, the seventh day of the revolt against President Mubarak [...]
February 2, 2011
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News of Antiquity from Egypt – Autumn 2010
New Pyramid Theory: Khufu’s Great Pyramid, its Building Grid, the Number 7 and the ‘Diamond Matrix’. For thousands of years, scientists from around the world have tried to understand how the Egyptians designed and built the Great Pyramid of Giza – the last remaining of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
October 22, 2010
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Leukaspis, Egypt – remains of an Ancient City Opened for Tourists
Two thousand years ago Marina was an important city. Nowadays, the Egyptian government supports archeological projects taking place there to make the site more appealing for tourists. The excavations of the ancient city will be opened to public. Marina is a place where rich Egyptians have their holiday houses on beaches and where the elite relax. [...]
September 29, 2010
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New Antiquities in Egypt 2010
Colossal Thoth statue found in Luxor: A red granite colossus of the ancient Egyptian deity of wisdom, Thoth, was unearthed at the northwestern side of King Amenhotep III’s funerary temple on the west bank of Luxor. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced the find, explaining that the statue is 3.5 meters tall and 140 cm wide, and [...]
June 14, 2010
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Massive head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt & Other Discoveries
A massive red granite sculpted head of pharaoh Amenhotep III has been unearthed behind the famous Colossi of Memnon in Luxor. Not only huge in dimensions, the 2.5m (8ft) head is one of the best preserved and finely carved image of the king, recently identified as the grandfather of Tutankhamen thru DNA and CT scan [...]
March 31, 2010
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Thirty mummies found in Egyptian tomb
Archaeologists have discovered dozens of mummies and several sarcophagi in a tomb estimated to be more than 4000 years old, says the Egyptian ministry of culture. The find was made at Gisr al-Moudir, west of Egypt’s first ever pyramid at Saqqara, the step pyramid of Djoser built by architect Imhotep in around 2700 BC, the ministry [...]
March 31, 2010
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Burial Chamber of Queen Behenu Discovered at Saqqara in Egypt
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), announced today that the French mission working at Saqqara has found the burial chamber of Queen Behenu. As of yet, it is unclear if this queen was the wife of Pepi I or Pepi II, who ruled during the 6th Dynasty. The burial [...]
March 31, 2010
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Egypt Starts King Tut’s Tomb Restoration and Other News about Antiquities in Egypt
Egypt has started implementing the tomb of Tutankhamen restoration project, Culture Minister Farouq Hosni said on Tuesday 10/11/2009. The Tutankhamen project will undertake detailed planning for the conservation and management of the tomb and its wall paintings.
December 11, 2009
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Egypt – where there are Archaeological Discoveries Every week!
Archaeological discovery in Saqqara Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced that Egyptian archaeologists, performing routine conservation work at the southern side of Saqqara’s step pyramid (2687-2668 BC), have stumbled upon what is believed to be a deep hole full of the remains of animals and birds. The mission has also found that the hole’s floor [...]
July 10, 2009
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Antiquity News from Egypt, June 2009
Egyptian archeologists uncover pre-historic monuments in Fayyoum - The Egyptian archeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) unearthed a huge group of fishing and sewing tools and jewelry made of animal bones north of Lake Qaroun in Fayyoum governorate.
June 9, 2009
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