Swiss museum to return 4,000-year-old relic to Egypt
May 13th, 2011 - 5:46 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 13 (IANS/AKI) Switzerland's Museum of Basel would return to Egypt an upright limestone slab dating back over 4,000 years.The 51 cm slab depicts a hunting scene and is ... Read more...
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Egypt asks German museum for Nefertiti bust
January 25th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 25 (IANS/AKI) Egypt's supreme council of antiquities has asked Berlin's Neues Museum to return a priceless painted limestone bust of Nefertiti, the ancient Egyptian queen renowned for her beauty.
The ... Read more...
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Statue fragments of King Tut’s grandparents unearthed
January 11th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): Egyptian archaeologists have discovered six missing pieces from a 3,400-year-old colossal double statue of King Tut's grandparents.The sculpture fragments of King Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye ... Read more...
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Discovery in Saudi Arabia suggests Egyptian empire extended further than thought
November 12th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Nov 12 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a hieroglyphic engraving in Saudi Arabia, which suggests that ancient Egyptian empire extended further than previously thought.Archaeologists from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities ... Read more...
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King Tut’s early death related to his incestuous lineage: Study
August 21st, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 21 (ANI): King Tutankhamen died at a tender age of 19, and now scientists have found that it was because of his incestuous family ancestry.Using a combination of CT ... Read more...
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A sneak-peak into marriage, chores, careers and divorce in ancient Egypt
July 9th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, July 9 (ANI): Husbands and wives had several joint and separate marital activities in ancient Egyptian society.With matrimony at the core of their society, their practice of early marriage stemmed from ... Read more...
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Oldest monastery in Egypt opens doors for pilgrims
February 5th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Al-Zaafarana (Egypt), Feb 5 (RIA Novosti) The oldest monastery of Saint Antony near Egypt's coastal town of Al-Zaafarana has opened its doors for pilgrims after almost five years of renovation, the head ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old temple dedicated to cat god found in Egypt
January 20th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 20 (ANI): Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Alexandria dedicated to a cat goddess.According to a report by BBC News, the temple is the first trace ... Read more...
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Beyonce is stupid, says Egyptologist
November 13th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 13 (IANS) A leading Egyptologist has called pop star Beyonce Knowles a "stupid person" for her lack of interest and knowledge about ancient Egypt.
Historian Zahi Hawass, Egypt's chief Egyptologist, ... Read more...
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Pharaohs’ tombs in Egypt may disappear in 150yrs, warns head of antiquities
August 19th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): Egypt's head of antiquities Zahi Hawass has warned that the tombs of the pharaohs in Valley of the Kings may disappear within 150 to 500 years if they ... Read more...
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Statue of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs found!!
September 25th, 2008 - 12:24 am ICT by David M N James
A granite statue associated with the pharaoh era of Egypt has been discovered today.Egyptian archaeologists discovered the granite statue which draws out the head of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's ... Read more...
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Egypt set to pass copyright law to protect its antiquities
December 26th, 2007 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 26 (ANI): The Egyptian Government is planning to pass a copyright law by which royalties would have to be paid for copies of museum pieces or ancient monuments, such as ... Read more...
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