The new key to Egypt’s ancient secrets by Salwa Samir September 27, 2026 This day in 1822, French scholar Jean-François Champollion succeeded in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. His breakthrough opened the door for reading ...
Egypt eyes more archaeological site investment to enhance tourist experience by Salwa Samir December 31, 2023 Recent investment in services for archaeological and heritage areas in Egypt will improve the tourist experience and generate more revenue. ...
Japanese scholar in pride of place in Egyptology by Salwa Samir December 10, 2023 As a child, Sakuji Yoshimura read about the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922. Since ...
‘Unknown: The Lost Pyramid’ crew in Cairo by Salwa Samir October 30, 2023 The National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) in Fustat on Sunday evening hosted a screening of the Netflix documentary ‘Unknown: ...
Wine jars discovered at Abydos by Salwa Samir October 1, 2023 The Egyptian-German-Austrian archaeological mission working in the tomb of Queen Merneith of the First Dynasty in the Umm El Qaʻāb ...
Egypt at international Egyptology event in Leiden by Salwa Samir August 7, 2023 The 13th International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE), themed ‘The future of ancient Egypt’ is on in Leiden, Netherlands from August ...
New book brings Saqqara’s new discoveries to light by Salwa Samir July 23, 2023 Leading Egyptologist Mostafa Waziry, who is the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), has unveiled his new ...
What materials did Egyptian scribes use? by Salwa Samir October 23, 2022 A seated scribe holding a papyrus roll or sitting cross-legged and the papyrus roll placed on his lap is one ...