Egypt
The archaeological site of Madnet Madi in the Fayoum has been opened after a restoration sponsored by the ministry of foreign affairs in Italy.
- More Re Opening Of Medinet Maadi
Gadling Last week a new ancient site opened to the public in Egypt--a temple of the crocodile god Sobek. Medinet Madi is located in Egypt's Faiyum region, a fertile area around a lake at the end of a branch of the Nile called Bahr Yusuf ("The River...
- Medinet Madi Featured Crocodile Nursery
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With photo of the heavily restored site. Egyptian authorities put another archaeological site on the country’s tourist map yesterday by opening a visitor center at Madinet Madi in the Fayoum region south of Cairo. Founded...
- Celebrating The Site Of Madinet Madi
drhawass.com Press release. Medinet Madi in the Faiyum depression (to the southwest of Cairo) used to be very isolated. The idea of an eco-lodge being built on its doorstep sounds very odd. The Minister of State for Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, and the...
- First Bowling Hall In Ancient Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/2fv6ko (sis.gov.eg) The Italian antiquities mission working in Kom Madi area in Fayoum governorate, south of Cairo, discovered a bowling-like hall dating back to the Ptolemaic age. The hall was discovered during excavations at a building...
- Archaeological Discoveries In The Fayoum And Luxor
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/hr1.htmNevine El-Aref again, this time on the subject of two areas of Egypt where important discoveries have been made this archaeological season: "Fayoum and Luxor are two magnificent Upper Egyptian regions with rich...
Egypt
Madnet Madi
The archaeological site of Madnet Madi in the Fayoum has been opened after a restoration sponsored by the ministry of foreign affairs in Italy.
- More Re Opening Of Medinet Maadi
Gadling Last week a new ancient site opened to the public in Egypt--a temple of the crocodile god Sobek. Medinet Madi is located in Egypt's Faiyum region, a fertile area around a lake at the end of a branch of the Nile called Bahr Yusuf ("The River...
- Medinet Madi Featured Crocodile Nursery
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With photo of the heavily restored site. Egyptian authorities put another archaeological site on the country’s tourist map yesterday by opening a visitor center at Madinet Madi in the Fayoum region south of Cairo. Founded...
- Celebrating The Site Of Madinet Madi
drhawass.com Press release. Medinet Madi in the Faiyum depression (to the southwest of Cairo) used to be very isolated. The idea of an eco-lodge being built on its doorstep sounds very odd. The Minister of State for Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, and the...
- First Bowling Hall In Ancient Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/2fv6ko (sis.gov.eg) The Italian antiquities mission working in Kom Madi area in Fayoum governorate, south of Cairo, discovered a bowling-like hall dating back to the Ptolemaic age. The hall was discovered during excavations at a building...
- Archaeological Discoveries In The Fayoum And Luxor
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/hr1.htmNevine El-Aref again, this time on the subject of two areas of Egypt where important discoveries have been made this archaeological season: "Fayoum and Luxor are two magnificent Upper Egyptian regions with rich...