Oldest Known Depiction of Pharaoh Discovered near Aswan
A recent research insight by scholars from Yale University yielded a new discovery at Nag el-Hamdulab near Aswan of a representation of a king.
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Timor Pasha's sword on Display at Egypt's Museum of Islamic Art
Contrary to reports by journalists that this sword was stolen, it will be on display at the museum on July 17, 2011.
Read more...UNESCO Delegation to visit Egypt
In order to investigate the state and conditions of Egyptian antiquities as well as the site and its monuments, UNESCO is sending a delegation to Egypt shortly.
Read more...Cache of Demotic Ostraca found in the Fayoum
Two kilometers north of Qarun Lake in the Fayoum, at the Graeco-Roman site of Soknopaiou Nesos, a cache of 150 ostraca were discovered. Every ostracon bore an inscription of a priest in the services of the god Soknopaios.
Read more...New system of lighting in the Museo Egizio of Turin
The museum has provided a new system of lighting for the burial of Kha and Merit to improve the experience of the visitor.
Read more...Mummy in Minnesota getting a CT Scan
The Science Museum in Saint Paul, MN has decided to run a CT scan on the mummy to uncover some of the mummy's mystery.
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