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Egyptian Tour Guide Arrested After Drawing on Pyramid

03/03/2026

An Egyptian tour guide was arrested last week after video circulated on social media purportedly showing the man sketching a stick figure onto a pyramid. In the video, originally posted to X, the man is seen drawing the figure onto …

Метки : египетпирамидывандализмтуризмистория.загадка

4,700-Year-Old Tombs Discovered in Southwest Egypt

02/24/2026

A research team from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has announced new discoveries at Qubbet Al-Hawa, a well-known archaeological site in southeast Egypt, near the city of Aswan. The Upper Egyptian site is known for its sprawling necropolis. This …

Метки : археологияегипетнекропольоткрытиядревностизагадки

Long Misidentified, Object in Museum Is Oldest Drill Found in Egypt

02/10/2026

A small metal object excavated almost 100 years ago has been identified as the oldest known drilling tool yet found in Egypt. The news was reported by Archeology Today. The artifact came from a predynastic cemetery at the archeological site …

Метки : археологиядревние технологииегипетоткрытиянаучные исследованияартефакты

Digitally Rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria

02/07/2026

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, according to traditional lists, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once loomed over the Mediterranean city’s harbor during Egypt’s Hellenistic age. At 460 feet tall, it was second only to the Great Pyramid …

Метки : александрийский маякдревний мир.археология3d-модельегипеткультурное наследие

1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Monastery Discovered in Egypt

01/10/2026

The foundations of a building complex from the 5th–6th century CE were recently uncovered at Al-Qarya bi-Al-Duweir, an archaeological site in Sohag, a city along the Nile River in central Egypt. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities posted about the …

Метки : археологияегипетистория.византиямонашестводревности

2,000-Year-Old Cemetery and Industrial Complex Discovered in Egypt

01/06/2026

An international team of archaeologists from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and Italy’s University of Padua has uncovered several industrial workshops and a burial complex in Egypt’s western Nile Delta region. The discovery took place across two interconnected archaeological sites …

Метки : археологияегипетоткрытиядревностиримский периодисследование

Solar Temple in Egypt Reveals Rare Ancient Public Religious Calendars

12/30/2025

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a 4,500-year-old valley temple belonging to a sprawling solar complex built by Pharaoh Nyuserra, ruler of the 5th Dynasty. Announced earlier this month by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the …

Метки : египетархеологиядревний мир.исторические находкисолнечные храмы#культура

Egyptian Archaeologist Vows to Bring Nefertiti Bust Back from Germany

12/26/2025

Zahi Hawass, a well-known Egyptian archaeologist, renewed his promise to bring an ancient bust of Nefertiti home this week, claiming that his country was readier than ever to host it once more, thanks to the recent opening of the Grand …

Метки : нефертитиархеологиярепатриациязахи хавассвеликий египетский музейегипет

Politician Calls for End to Quota System for Grand Egyptian Musem

11/25/2025

Earlier this month, Egyptian Member of Parliament Freddy Elbaiady criticized the Grand Egyptian Museum’s ticketing system, which sets quotas for the total number of tickets sold to foreign tourists and Egyptian nationals separately. Elbaiady’s demand came days after the museum …

Метки : египетмузейискусствобилеты#культураполитика

Grand Egyptian Museum Over-Books Tickets, Causing Chaos

11/20/2025

The Grand Egyptian Museum, two-decades in the making and inaugurated earlier this month in a ceremony attended by world leaders, is not having a grand time with crowd control. Only days after the museum opened on November 4, images surfaced …

Метки : египетмузей#культурапроблемытолпытутанхамон

Photos: 36 Ancient Artifacts the US Repatirated to Egypt

11/11/2025

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced last week that it had recieved 36 artifacts looted from the country and later recovered by US authorities. The pieces, the agency said, are set to be deposited with Egyptian Museum, though it …

Метки : египетархеологиякультурное наследиеартефактыискусствоистория.

Egyptian Ceramic Vessel Found in Ancient Pompeiian Canteen

11/11/2025

A nearly 2,000-year-old ceramic vessel from Egypt has been found during conservation efforts in Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. The discovery, published by the Pompeii Archaeological Park’s online journal, offers a window into …

Метки : искусствоархеологияпомпеиегипетистория.#культура

Netherlands Will Return 3,500-year-old Sculpture to Egypt

11/04/2025

Shortly after attending the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, the Dutch prime minister announced Sunday that the Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old Pharaonic bust to Egypt. According to a statement from the Dutch government, Prime Minister …

Метки : египетискусствомузейкультурное наследиевозвращение артефактовдревняя цивилизация

Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is Finally Open

11/04/2025

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, a project nearly 25 years in the making, has finally opened to the public after considerable delays. On November 1, visitors were able to explore all of the museum’s 968,000 square feet of space …

Метки : египетмузейтутанхамонисторические находкиискусствоархеология