The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has discovered the remains of an archaeological building in the North Sinai region, dating back to the reign of King Thutmose III of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom.

According to a statement issued by the ministry, the Egyptian archaeological mission succeeded in uncovering this important edifice during excavations at the archaeological site of Tell Haboua (Tharo), within the Sinai Development Project.

The statement explains that the archaeological building was built of mud bricks and appears to have been part of rest houses or royal palaces in the area.

Two consecutive rectangular halls were discovered in the building, as well as several other rooms and halls attached to it, with a main gate from the north leading to the first hall.

According to preliminary analyses, this building dates back to the era when King Thutmose III ruled and is believed to have been used as a royal rest due to its sophisticated architectural layout and the scarcity of pottery fragments inside.

The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, Mohamed Khaled, expressed the importance of this discovery, which sheds light on new aspects of Egypt’s military history during the New Kingdom, especially in the Sinai region.
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Britain’s auction house has backed out of selling ancient Egyptian skulls worth more than $350 a skull, after criticism and outrage over the past few days.

The auction house decided to withdraw 18 skulls belonging to ancient Egyptians from the sale, after a British MP said selling them would perpetuate colonial atrocities.

The head of the parliamentary group on African compensation, Bill Ribeiro Adde, condemned the act as a “flagrant violation of human dignity”, adding that the sale of remains for any purpose should be prohibited.

A spokesman for the Pitt Rivers Museum in England called for the remains to be returned to Egypt, saying it was “disgusting that in 2024 the sale of African humans remains a problem.

“This despicable trade perpetuates a dark legacy of exploitation, colonialism and dehumanization, a flagrant violation of human dignity and an affront to the memory of those whose lives have been lost,” the spokesman said.

The remains belong to tombs in the valley in the southwestern region of Egypt and were found in 1881 by Augustus Pitt Rivers, who is often referred to as the father of British archaeology.
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Renowned Dutch seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets has reignited social media platforms after a tweet about Egypt’s Giza pyramids.

Hoogerbeets turned on social media platforms a week ago, predicting a series of strong 7 and 8-magnitude earthquakes from May 17 to 23.

Hoogerbeets posted a picture of the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx and attached it to a tweet in which he said: “The architecture of the Pyramids of Giza, when properly researched, holds evidence of very advanced knowledge, which according to the understanding of modern times could not have existed in that distant time.”

“We still have a lot to discover about the true history of this planet,” Hoogerbeets said.
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A team of archaeologists has found a piece of a long-lost sarcophagus belonging to ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh, more than 3,000 years after his death.

Scientists re-examined the granite artifact that was found in 2009 inside a Coptic building in Abydos, an ancient city in east-central Egypt.

The research team was led by archaeologists Ayman Al-Damrani and Kevin Cahill, and they concluded that the coffin carried two people at different times.

The research team was able to identify Menkheperre, the “high priest of the Twenty-First Dynasty” who lived in 1000 BC, according to a translated statement from the French National Center for Scientific Research.
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Egyptian archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, called for the closure of a British museum that offered ancient Egyptian skulls for sale, and described these actions as “immoral and shameful.”

Hawass’ statements came during a telephone interview on the “Cairo Talk” program, where he stated that these actions reflect the continuation of the colonial mentality that prevailed in past centuries.

He also pointed out that this museum, whose name was not disclosed, offered 18 Egyptian skulls for sale at a public auction, which sparked widespread condemnation and prompted the auction to be stopped.

Hawass touched on the practices of Western museums that display Egyptian antiquities obtained during the French and British colonial periods.
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The researcher and professor of Egyptian antiquities and cultural heritage, Monica Hanna, submitted a report to Counselor Mohamed Shawqi, the Attorney General, against Zahi Hawass, head of the archaeological missions in Saqqara and the Valley of the Kings.

The text of the report submitted by Hanna stated: “Regarding reporting the incident of exploiting the Library of Alexandria to receive external grants from unknown sources to finance the excavations of Dr.

The report explained that “the Zahi Hawass Center for Egyptology was established by a decision of the then head of the library, Dr. Mostafa El-Feki, in February 2018, and since then, the center was established primarily to collect external grants to finance Dr. Zahi Hawass’ excavations and projects in violation of the law in Saqqara, the Western Bank of Luxor, and the pyramids area, which are grants that are not permitted.” Included in the budget of the Library of Alexandria.
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The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in cooperation with the Italian Archaeological Mission, discovered 33 new archaeological tombs dating back to the late Pharaonic era and the Greek and Roman eras near the Mausoleum of the Aga Khan in Aswan.

The head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Ayman Ashmawy, announced that the discovered tombs include the remains of mummies and funerary tools, which allows a deeper understanding of the historical period and the diseases prevalent at that time.

Abdel Moneim Saeed, General Supervisor of the Antiquities of Aswan and Nubia and Director of the Archaeological Mission from the Egyptian side, explained that the discovered tombs include the mummy of an adult woman and a child, which requires further study to determine the relationship between them.
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A video clip circulated on social media showing people said to be leaders of the Wafd Party in Egypt agreeing to sell an antiquities deal inside the party’s Supreme Committee room.

The video shows one of the members talking about the availability of two antique pieces with the seller who wants security in the selling process, and the other responds that he rejects the offer and asks to photograph the pieces from multiple angles and send them to him, writing a secret code and specific dates, before convincing him to go himself to inspect the antiquities. .
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The spread of a video clip showing negotiations to sell antiquities from within the Wafd Party, and the ensuing uproar and decisions to dismiss and drop membership, brought the file of trade and smuggling of Egyptian antiquities abroad to the forefront.

In this context, Dr. Magdy Shaker, chief archaeologist at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, explained that Egyptian antiquities are divided into three main sections. The first includes antiquities displayed in Egyptian museums or warehouses, and they are fully registered and cannot be lost even if they are stolen, as they are protected by international laws under Register it.

The second section includes antiquities owned by some large families in Egypt, and subject to “possession” laws.
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The joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission uncovered a number of paintings, inscriptions, and miniatures of Kings Amenhotep III, Thutmose IV, Psamtik II, and Apries.

This discovery came during the implementation of the photographic archaeological survey project for the first time under the waters of the Nile in Aswan, in order to study the rock inscriptions located between the Aswan Reservoir and the High Dam, which were discovered in the 1960s during the campaign to save the antiquities of Nubia to build the High Dam and had not been studied before.
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