Egypt In the News

Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen's Tomb, 13-foot 'Book of the Dead' Scroll

"Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a cache of treasures--including more than 50 wooden sarcophagi, a funerary temple dedicated to an Old Kingdom queen and a 13-foot-long Book of the Dead scroll-- at the Saqqara necropolis, a vast burial ground south of Cairo, according to a statement from the country's Ministry of Tourism and Antiques...The team also discovered dozens of sarcophagi, wooden masks and ancient board games." (yay, Senet! --RKH)(Isis Davis-Marks,Smithsonianmag.com, Jan. 21, 2021)

59 Ancient Coffins Discovered in Saqqara

"Egypt's tourism and antiquities minister said on Saturday archaeologists have unearthed dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo."(www.washingtonpost.com, October 3, 2020)

New Research Reveals Surprising Origins of Egypt's Hyksos Dynasty

"An analysis of ancient tooth enamel suggests the enigmatic ancients were immigrants, not invaders." (www.smithsonianmag.com, July 17, 2020)

New Mummy Discoveries at Saqqara

"Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the unearthing of five limestone sarcophagi and four wooden coffins containing human mummies. These incredible archaeological finds were inside a burial shaft stretching nine meters below ground."(CNN.com, April 2020)

Egypt's First Archaeological Discovery of 2020

"Egypt's Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled al-Anani has announced the country's first archaeological discovery of the new year, located in the a vast burial ground in the village of Tuna al-Jabal in Egypt's Minya Governorate... where the Egyptian mission led by the Secretary General of the SCA, excavated 16 tombs." (Egypt Independent.com, Jan. 31, 2020)