From Al-Ahram, Greek Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine, one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world.
From Arabic News Hungarian archaeological team in Abu Sir, west Alexandria, recently unearthed five gold coins and a gold bracelet dating back to the Byzantine age, 4th century CE.
From Al-Ahram Weekly, Christie's and Sotheby's are just two of the most famous halls where antiquities are auctioned off every day.
From the Capital-Journal, a senior Egyptian official and six other government employees have been arrested for trying to sell a mummy to an undercover officer, police said Friday
Egypt's government and major museums collaborate with IBM to present high-resolution views of artifacts, interactive maps and timelines, and a collection of articles.
From Expatica, Frenchman was arrested at Cairo airport in August 2003 after customs officers found several terracotta figurines and 158 coins in his luggage.
From al Jazeera, the ringleader of an Egyptian antiquities smuggling ring that shipped at least 300 pharaonic and other artefacts to Europe has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Eastern Desert Ware (EDW) refers to a rather recently identified corpus of relatively small, hand-made vessels with a remarkable surface treatment, mostly dating from the 4th-6th centuries AD and found in the Eastern Desert, between the Nile and the Red Sea.
Describes the results of excavations by its Institute of Archaeology, including Dahshur North, ancient quarries, the Malqata Palace, Giza Pyramids, and architecture.
Provides an overview, a guidebook, a model of the city, current research, and preservation of ancient Akhetaten. Illustrated with maps, diagrams, and color photos.
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