Egypt
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- Artefacts Discovered In North Egypt's San El-hagar
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) French archaeologists in San El-Hagar have discovered hundreds of colored and inscribed limestone blocks, which they believe were used to build the sacred lake walls of a temple dedicated to the goddess Mut. The limestone blocks...
- More Re Discoveries On Avenues Of Sphinxes
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The remins of a fifth-century church and a Nilometer have been uncovered this week by an Egyptian mission carrying out routine excavations at the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor, Nevine El-Aref reports. The excavations came...
- Discoveries Along Avenue Of Sphinxes
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With photo of Nilometer Egyptian archaeologists carrying routine excavations at the so-called “Avenue of Sphinxes,” have unearthed the remains of a 5th century Egyptian Christian church and a "nilometer," a structure...
- In The Field: Sphinx-lined Alley Hints At Wealth Of Egypt's Lost Empires
Egypt State Information Service In an important step to implement the plan for developing Luxor over the coming 30 years and turn it into an international archaeological open museum. Mr. Farouk Hosni Minister of Culture stressed that the development project...
- Ancient Grains Warehouses Dating Back To Greek Era Discovered
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o300525e.htm "Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced the discovery of grains warehouses dating back to the Greek and Romanian ages. In addition, an old house dating back to the Ptolemaic age and the remnants of...
Egypt
Roman walls unearthed in Luxor
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o160625u.htm
"Segments of Roman walls surrounding Luxor and Karnak temples have been discovered, announced the Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni. He added that the two walls were built by the Romans early in the second century when Luxor temple was turned into a Roman army camp. Commenting on the subject, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, stated that blocks of sandstone were uncovered during cleaning operations. Egyptian archaeologists went on to discover a ground surface built from red stone, thus dating it back to the Greek era". This is the complete article from the State Information Service.
- Artefacts Discovered In North Egypt's San El-hagar
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) French archaeologists in San El-Hagar have discovered hundreds of colored and inscribed limestone blocks, which they believe were used to build the sacred lake walls of a temple dedicated to the goddess Mut. The limestone blocks...
- More Re Discoveries On Avenues Of Sphinxes
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The remins of a fifth-century church and a Nilometer have been uncovered this week by an Egyptian mission carrying out routine excavations at the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor, Nevine El-Aref reports. The excavations came...
- Discoveries Along Avenue Of Sphinxes
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With photo of Nilometer Egyptian archaeologists carrying routine excavations at the so-called “Avenue of Sphinxes,” have unearthed the remains of a 5th century Egyptian Christian church and a "nilometer," a structure...
- In The Field: Sphinx-lined Alley Hints At Wealth Of Egypt's Lost Empires
Egypt State Information Service In an important step to implement the plan for developing Luxor over the coming 30 years and turn it into an international archaeological open museum. Mr. Farouk Hosni Minister of Culture stressed that the development project...
- Ancient Grains Warehouses Dating Back To Greek Era Discovered
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o300525e.htm "Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced the discovery of grains warehouses dating back to the Greek and Romanian ages. In addition, an old house dating back to the Ptolemaic age and the remnants of...