Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
- Council Of Antiquities Survey Paves Way For Land Sell-off
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Supreme Council of Antiquities to produce inventory of all its land in Egypt with land declared free of artefacts to be sold off to investors For the first time since the French expedition to Egypt in 1789, the Supreme Council...
- 26th Dynasty Tomb Discovered
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) According to Atef Abul Dahab, head of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities, the tomb was found during routine digging work in Mansheyet Al-Tahrir Street in Ain Shams to lay the foundations of a residential house. Workers stumbled...
- Recovery Of Items From Qantara East
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Bronze coins and clay vessels stolen from the Qantara East archaeological magazines were recovered. Following archaeological investigations, a committee from the ministry of state for antiquities (MSA) approved the authenticity...
- Islamic Museum Collection Is Safe
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) It seems that rumours took their toll on the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA). A collection of 4,200 Islamic artefacts had been claimed stolen from the Islamic museum in Bab El Khalq, downtown Cairo. The rumour included...
- Lahun Excavation Is Shut Down
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Hopefully further information will emerge to clarify the situation. Excavations at the Lahoun archaeological site in Fayoum have been halted due to negligence of the excavators The Permanent Committee of Egyptian Antiquities...
Egypt
Inventory of artefacts in Cairo University Museum
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
An archaeological committee from the ministry of state for antiquities (MSA) embarked today on an inspection tour of the collection of the faculty of archaeology museum, Cairo University, which was robbed a month ago.
Zahi Hawass, minister of state of the MSA told Ahram Online that the tour was granted upon the request of the prosecutor in charge of investigations who attempts to pinpoint all of the losses.
The committee will also inventory the museum’s collection and compare it with artefacts registered in the faculty’s documents. A detailed and final report will be submitted to the prosecutor upon completion of the committee’s mission.
- Council Of Antiquities Survey Paves Way For Land Sell-off
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Supreme Council of Antiquities to produce inventory of all its land in Egypt with land declared free of artefacts to be sold off to investors For the first time since the French expedition to Egypt in 1789, the Supreme Council...
- 26th Dynasty Tomb Discovered
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) According to Atef Abul Dahab, head of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities, the tomb was found during routine digging work in Mansheyet Al-Tahrir Street in Ain Shams to lay the foundations of a residential house. Workers stumbled...
- Recovery Of Items From Qantara East
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Bronze coins and clay vessels stolen from the Qantara East archaeological magazines were recovered. Following archaeological investigations, a committee from the ministry of state for antiquities (MSA) approved the authenticity...
- Islamic Museum Collection Is Safe
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) It seems that rumours took their toll on the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA). A collection of 4,200 Islamic artefacts had been claimed stolen from the Islamic museum in Bab El Khalq, downtown Cairo. The rumour included...
- Lahun Excavation Is Shut Down
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Hopefully further information will emerge to clarify the situation. Excavations at the Lahoun archaeological site in Fayoum have been halted due to negligence of the excavators The Permanent Committee of Egyptian Antiquities...