Egypt
- New Part Discovered At The Eastern Cemetery Of Alexandria
Luxor Times According to Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim (Minister State of Antiquities) a team of archaeologist of the Ministry of Antiquities discovered 4 tombs carved in stone in Ibrahimia area of Alexandria. The tombs dated back to different eras...
- Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Larger Than Thought
Daily Star Regional A pair of 4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs discovered at Saqqara indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought, said Egypt's top archaeologist. The rock-cut tombs were built for high...
- French Pyramid Theory Rejected
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "Egyptian, German and US archaeological experts have rejected the theory of the French archaeologist Jean-Pierre Houdin about how the Giza Pyramids were built, Zahi Hawass, the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme...
- Discovery Of Djed-khonsu-es-ankh, Governor Of Bahariya
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/Part 1 of a two-part account by Zahi Hawass of the discovery of the tomb of Djed-Khonsu-es-ankh, the Governor of Bahariya, repeated here in full due to the absence of an archive on the Egyptian Gazette website: "The...
- Prehistoric Museum For Qena
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/ An article on the Egyptian Gazette about the plans for the new museum of prehistory to be housed at Qena. This was first announced earlier this year, and I posted about it on the 7th May, but this provides something...
Egypt
New tombs discovered
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/
"Tourist and Antiquities Police have taken charge of a number of rocky above-ground tombs and a number of underground tombs, dating to a late Pharaonic dynasty. Said Mohamed, who holds a technical diploma and owns a piece of agricultural land in el-Ayyat, was digging for antiquities on his land, when he stumbled across the tombs and some human bones. He also discovered a manmade well that had been blocked up, as well some large potsherds. Antiquities experts have concluded that Said has come across an ancient cemetery, describing the find as 'significant'. "
This is the complete posting on the Egyptian Gazette website.
- New Part Discovered At The Eastern Cemetery Of Alexandria
Luxor Times According to Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim (Minister State of Antiquities) a team of archaeologist of the Ministry of Antiquities discovered 4 tombs carved in stone in Ibrahimia area of Alexandria. The tombs dated back to different eras...
- Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Larger Than Thought
Daily Star Regional A pair of 4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs discovered at Saqqara indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought, said Egypt's top archaeologist. The rock-cut tombs were built for high...
- French Pyramid Theory Rejected
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "Egyptian, German and US archaeological experts have rejected the theory of the French archaeologist Jean-Pierre Houdin about how the Giza Pyramids were built, Zahi Hawass, the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme...
- Discovery Of Djed-khonsu-es-ankh, Governor Of Bahariya
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/Part 1 of a two-part account by Zahi Hawass of the discovery of the tomb of Djed-Khonsu-es-ankh, the Governor of Bahariya, repeated here in full due to the absence of an archive on the Egyptian Gazette website: "The...
- Prehistoric Museum For Qena
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/ An article on the Egyptian Gazette about the plans for the new museum of prehistory to be housed at Qena. This was first announced earlier this year, and I posted about it on the 7th May, but this provides something...