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Egypt
Pharaonic palaces discovered in Upper Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm
The Ministry of Antiquities on Wednesday announced the discovery of a group of pharaonic palaces in Wadi al-Gadid in Upper Egypt.
The palaces, believed to belong to the Sixth Dynasty, are estimated to be 3200 years old.
According to a ministry statement, a French excavation team made the discovery in Balat village in the Dakhla Oasis, around 500 km south of Cairo.
- Giant Roman Palace Unearthed In Upper Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm A huge palace from the Roman ages (31-395 BC) has been discovered in the New Valley Governorate in Upper Egypt, the Ministry of Antiquities announced Monday. An US expedition in the Amhada region, 500km south of Cairo, unearthed a palace...
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Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Azouz) A panel comissioned by the Egyptian government to take stock of artifacts at presidential palaces has said no pieces are missing. Late in May, Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass ordered the formation of a panel to record...
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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...
- Largest Whale Skeleton Found At Siwa Oasis
Al Masry Al Youm With photos. It looks as though these remains date to the same period (and were therefore probably part of the same coastline) as the Faiyum remains of whale, shark and mangrove in the Wadi el-Hitan (Valley of Whales). The Environment...
- Palaces And The People
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) They are the veins of the cultural movement in Egypt. So described Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni cultural palaces and how he envisions the way these architectural wonders can spread what they have to offer across Egypt....