Egypt
Egypt State Information Service
- Rare Statue Of Marble Discovered In Alexandria
Egypt State Information Service The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawwas said 9/5/2009 that a Greek archeological mission under Calliope Papacosta discovered a rare statue made of white marble in Alexandria. The 80...
- Ancient Egyptian Administrative Building, Silos Unearthed In Edfu
Egypt State Information Service A US archaeological team has unearthed an ancient Egyptian administrative building and silos dating back to the 17th dynasty, in the Upper Egyptian town of Edfu," said Egypt's Antiquities Department Tuesday17/6/2008....
- Thirteenth Dynasty Sarcophagus Discovered
Egypt State Information Service Egypt announced Sunday 18/11/2007 the discovery of a Pharaonic sarcophagus dating back to the 13th Dynasty. The announcement was made by Chief of the Supreme Council for Antiquities, Zahi Hawass who added that the discovery...
- New Finds At Saqqara Dating To Ramess Ii And Djoser
State Information Service This is a not untypically vague statement on the SIS website, but here it is for what it's worth. Hopefully something else will appear to clarify the issue.An Egyptian archeological mission discovered stones and sarcophaguses...
- More On 13th Dynasty Wooden Sarcophagus
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/717/eg1.htm More on the 13th Dynasty sarcophagus found at Luxor's Dra'a Abul-Naga necropolis, next to the remains of King Nub-Kheper-Re Intef's brick pyramid. Page to the bottom of this Newsreel page to find...
Egypt
More re discovery of Thirteenth Dynasty sarcophagus
Egypt State Information Service
The German archeological mission in Egypt has discovered a sarcophagus dating back to the 13th royal dynasty, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas has announced.
The sarcophagus, which was uncovered at Abul Naga district in western Luxor, is decorated by picturesque paintings and cravings, he added.
"It also carries inscriptions showing the process of building the pyramids," he said.
The sarcophagus was restored by the Geramn Archeological Institute in Cairo using the state-of-the-art technology and put it in display in Luxor Museum, Hawwas noted.
- Rare Statue Of Marble Discovered In Alexandria
Egypt State Information Service The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawwas said 9/5/2009 that a Greek archeological mission under Calliope Papacosta discovered a rare statue made of white marble in Alexandria. The 80...
- Ancient Egyptian Administrative Building, Silos Unearthed In Edfu
Egypt State Information Service A US archaeological team has unearthed an ancient Egyptian administrative building and silos dating back to the 17th dynasty, in the Upper Egyptian town of Edfu," said Egypt's Antiquities Department Tuesday17/6/2008....
- Thirteenth Dynasty Sarcophagus Discovered
Egypt State Information Service Egypt announced Sunday 18/11/2007 the discovery of a Pharaonic sarcophagus dating back to the 13th Dynasty. The announcement was made by Chief of the Supreme Council for Antiquities, Zahi Hawass who added that the discovery...
- New Finds At Saqqara Dating To Ramess Ii And Djoser
State Information Service This is a not untypically vague statement on the SIS website, but here it is for what it's worth. Hopefully something else will appear to clarify the issue.An Egyptian archeological mission discovered stones and sarcophaguses...
- More On 13th Dynasty Wooden Sarcophagus
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/717/eg1.htm More on the 13th Dynasty sarcophagus found at Luxor's Dra'a Abul-Naga necropolis, next to the remains of King Nub-Kheper-Re Intef's brick pyramid. Page to the bottom of this Newsreel page to find...