Medinet Madi – Egyptian Monuments Medinet Madi This project is the result of a successful Egyptian-Italian collaboration aimed at protecting and restoring this important archaeological site. The University of Pisa, which has been working on the site since 1978, is responsible for the technical and scientific supervision of this project. It began in 2005 and has been generously funded by ...more

I have heard that people all over the world is reporting that a bomb exploded at near the pyramid of Menkaure at Giza , which is not true. The truth is that three people found unused ammunition in the desert and managed to injure themselves, but the pyramids were not damaged in any way. There is an area in the desert, ...more

the Temple of Taposiris Magna A radar survey of the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria, Egypt, was completed last month as part of the search for the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) expedition excavating the temple and its surrounding area is headed by Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the SCA, and ...more

Current news on sites and objects  On Sunday I went to Dahshur to visit my excavations in an area south of Saqqara. We began this work when satellite images showed a pyramid hidden below the sand. We have found several unique 6th Dynasty tombs at this site, but the most important discoveries we have made is a large mud brick enclosure ...more

I have heard that people all over the world is reporting that a bomb exploded at near the pyramid of Menkaure at Giza, which is not true. The truth is that three people found unused ammunition in the desert and managed to injure themselves, but the pyramids were not damaged in any way. There is an area in the desert, about ...more

Art Exhibition about Egypt's 25th of January Revolution During his April 6th meeting with a delegation of youth involved with Egypt’s 25th of January Revolution, Minister of State for Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass decided to hold an art exhibition that tells the story of the struggles of Egypt’s Revolution.   The exhibition will first be shown in Cairo and then ...more

Today Dr. Zahi Hawass swore an oath in front of HE Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Head of the Armed Forces Council, as Minister of Antiquities. Dr.Hawass is back to his office, one month after his resignation.

Current news on sites and objects  On Sunday I went to Dahshur to visit my excavations in an area south of Saqqara. We began this work when satellite images showed a pyramid hidden below the sand. We have found several unique 6th Dynasty tombs at this site, but the most important discoveries we have made is a large mud brick enclosure ...more

I was informed by Dr, Mohamed Abdel Maksoud, head of antiquities in Lower Egypt, that the committee who reviewed the storage magazine at Qantara East has finished their report. Qantara East is the magazine that I wrote about in my first website post during the revolution. I mentioned that a group of armed men attacked the storage magazine and stole ...more

Twelve of the artifacts missing from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo have been returned, including six bronze statuettes dated to the Late Period, a small limestone statue of a sphinx, and five necklaces.  It is unclear if the people who had possession of these antiquities had any relationship with the looters who broke into the museum. They attempted to try and authenticate ...more