CAIRO (AP).- A team of Egyptian and European archaeologists has unearthed a statue of the ancient Egyptian king Amenhotep III at his funerary temple in Luxor. The 2.5-meter alabaster head of the 18th dynastic king remains intact, Zahi Hawass, antiquiti…
Seven Tombs in New Kingdom Cemetery Open to Tourists After Restoration
CAIRO (AP).- The tombs of seven men, including several who served King Tutankhamen and his father, the pharaoh Akhenaten, were opened to tourists on Monday after restoration. Egypt’s minister of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, told reporters that the tombs i…
Enormous Statue of Powerful Pharaoh Amenhotep III Unearthed by Archaeologists in Egypt
CAIRO (AP).- Archaeologists unearthed one of the largest statues found to date of a powerful ancient Egyptian pharaoh at his mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor, the country’s antiquities authority announced Tuesday. The 13 meter (42 foot) t…
Egypt’s Museums and Ancient Monuments Declared Safe by Authorities
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s museums and ancient monuments, including the Pyramids of Giza, are secure despite upheaval in the streets, and officials recovered nearly 300 archaeological items that were plundered by armed Bedouins in the Sinai Peninsula, the g…
Egypt: Missing Pieces of Colossal Statue Unearthed
CAIRO (AP).- Archaeologists have unearthed six missing pieces from a 3,400-year-old colossal double statue of a powerful pharaoh and his queen. The Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement Sunday the fragments of the statue of Amenhotep III …
Long Wait Over: After a Seven-Year Facelift Cairo Islamic Art Museum Reopens
CAIRO (REUTERS).- The world’s biggest museum of Islamic art will reopen in Cairo in coming weeks after a seven-year facelift, museum officials said on Wednesday. Tourists flock by the millions to the Pyramids at Giza and the Temples of Luxor dating ba…