ST. PAUL, MINN.- Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, an exhibition featuring more than 100 authentic treasures from the tomb of the celebrated pharaoh and other notable ancient sites, made its debut at the Science Museum of Minnesota o…
King Tutankhamun’s Stolen Dad Found; Egypt Sites to Reopen on Sunday
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt said it will reopen historical sites to tourism on Sunday as it sought to revive a key industry shattered in the turmoil that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Archaeologists were cheered by the recovery of the most important artifact …
The Mauritshuis Acquires Unique Painting by Jan Steen from a Private Collection
THE HAGUE.- The Mauritshuis has acquired the exceptional history painting, Moses and Pharaohs Crown by Jan Steen (1626-1679), from a private collection. The museum already owns a superb collection of fourteen paintings by Steen, including undisp…
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 …
Archaeologists in Egypt Unearth Twelve More Sphinx Statues Along the Ancient Avenue
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s antiquities department says archaeologists have unearthed 12 more sphinx statues along the ancient avenue connecting Luxor and Karnak temples. The discovery was made in a newly excavated section of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, mos…