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Egypt: A New Theban Tomb Discovered in Luxor—It Belonged to a Man Named Paser

A new tomb has been discovered in the Theban necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, on the west bank of Luxor, Egypt. The discovery was made during the current excavation campaign by the Dutch archaeological mission working in the area, led by Karina van...
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An exhibition on Cleopatra based on the research of Hawass and Martinez is on display in Milan

From November 12, 2026, to January 28, 2027, CityOval Milano will host “Cleopatra: The Truth,” an exhibition dedicated to Cleopatra VII that aims to reconstruct the historical profile of the Queen of Egypt through the latest archaeological discoverie...
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"Treasures of the Pharaohs" exhibition flies to the U.S. after record in Rome

The exhibition Treasures of the Pharaohs (here is our review), hosted at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome since Oct. 24, 2025 and subsequently extended by more than a month due to the high number of visitors, recorded more than 400,000 total admiss...
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Beni Suef (Egypt), archaeological discoveries reveal Pharaonic, Greek and Roman layering

The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed a series of discoveries in recent weeks at Ihnasya el-Medina in Egypt's Beni Suef province that help redefine the picture of the site's urban and religious histor...
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Alexandria, Roman villa with mosaics, a public bath and marble statues emerged

In Alexandria, Egypt, a preventive archaeology mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, active in the Moharam Bek area in the city's central district, has unearthed a set of architectural structures and artifacts that contribute to the reconstr...
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A papyrus of the Iliad in a Roman mummy: here's what emerges from discovery in Egypt

A discovery destined to impact studies in papyrology and funerary archaeology comes from the site of al-Bahnasa, Egypt, identified with ancient Oxyrhynchus. The archaeological mission of theUniversity of Barcelona and theInstitute of the Ancient Near...
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Egypt, colossal statue attributed to Ramses II discovered in eastern Nile Delta

A monumental statue, most likely attributed to Pharaoh Ramses II, has been found at the Tellel-Faroun archaeological site in the eastern Nile Delta area. The discovery occurred as part of the activities of an Egyptian mission operating under the ausp...
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Egypt: 13 illegally stolen archaeological artifacts recovered from the United States

Egypt has recovered from the United States 13 archaeological artifacts that illegally left the country, as part of an operation conducted through cooperation between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and relevant ...
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