The Egyptian-British archaeological mission, affiliated with the University of Cambridge and operating in the Tell al-Amarna antiquities area in Minya Governorate, uncovered a burial containing a group of golden jewellery, during excavation work in the Northern Cemetery.

The mission has been working in the Northern Cemetery since 2010. It researches and studies the social and economic status of the city’s residents at Tell al-Amarna, the capital of Egypt during the reign of King Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV).

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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is honored to invite you to attend the lecture Entitled Beyond the death in ancient Egypt: A study case from the Egyptian Museum's basement with an introduction to Skeletonised and mummified human remains December 2022, at 12:30 pm in hall 39 to be presented by Ms. Sally Adel, a curator at the EMC

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Icons what is icons? Iconography spread in Egypt since the early centuries AD, and the word icon means an image, and it is a painting that bears religious scenes from the Old or New Testaments or depicts Christ, the Virgin Mary, angels, apostles, or saints. Materials used in the manufacture of icons varied, such as wood or canvas, as well as ivory and bone. The icons were executed in different techniques, including: fresco and tempera.
Icon with Saint Anthony, for the church of the martyr Colluthos?

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Egypt succeeded in enlisting the festivals related to the journey of the Holy Family in Egypt on the UNESCO intangible heritage list.

This was announced by the International Intergovernmental Committee of the Organisation for the Safeguarding of Intangible Culture Heritage during its 17th session on November 30th held in Rabat, Morocco.

These celebrations include hymns, foods, and crafts, related to the Holy family’s route. It also includes the Holy Family's entry into Egypt on the 1st of June, the celebrations in Kom Maria in Minya in February, and the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in August.

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The SCA archaeological mission, working at Tell Al-Deir in Damietta, has uncovered a group of 20 tombs dated to the Late Period.

The discovered tombs varied from mudbrick structures to simple burial pits, which date to the 26th Dynasty.

The burials included gold sheets covering the deceased, in the shape of various deities, in addition to amulets and funerary equipment.

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How was statues Transferred in Ancient Egypt? First,the Ancient Egyptians would place the statue on a wooden sleigh and a Couple of men would pull this sleigh with ropes and men walks infront of the sleigh holding a Water pot and puring water from it to make the sleigh be pulled easier.

This Drawing is in a Tomb of a Vizier who lived during the Reign of Ramses II in Saqqara in Giza, Egypt.

A rare Photo of The Ancient Coptic Monastery of st.Jeremias in Saqqara in Giza, Egypt.The Monastery was Dicovered by James A Cobiel when he was Making Diggings in Saqqara in 1906 to 1910, James Dicovered in the Monastery many Monuments including a Big Church,a Funeral Building and Food Hall for Coptic monks and most of these Monuments had Coptic Writings on it and Coptic Drawings.Most Parts from The Monastery were Transferred to The Coptic Museum in Coptic Cairo in Cairo, Egypt.The Monastery was damaged in the 9th or 10th Century AD.

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A Digital Drawing inspired by the Golden Mummy mask of King Tutankhamun (a 18th Dynasty Pharouh) Drawn by Artist Bassel El-Kadi.

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