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Statue of Ramesses II discovered

5 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Statue of Ramesses II discovered

Parts of a statue of Ramesses II has been discovered in the Temple of Kom Ombo, Aswan, Egypt.

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Rock-hewn necropolis discovered in Egypt

15 February 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Rock-hewn necropolis discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists discovered three rock-hewn shafts containing coffins and pottery vessels at the Abusir necropolis, near Cairo, Egypt.

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Temple of Ramesses II in Abusir uncovered

28 January 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Temple of Ramesses II  in Abusir uncovered

After four years of excavations archaeologists managed to uncover the temple of Ramesses II in Abusir, near Cairo, North Egypt.

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Toes of the Pharaoh statue mistaken for Ramesses II found

21 January 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Toes of the Pharaoh statue mistaken for Ramesses II found

A team of German and Egyptian archaeologist was able to recover toes belonging to the statue of king Psamtik I, which was discovered in March and mistaken for king Ramesses II. The discovery was made in the Matariya district of Cairo, Egypt.

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Frescoes of saints, martyrs and angels uncovered at Egyptian monastery

1 September 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Frescoes of saints, martyrs and angels uncovered at Egyptian monastery

A team of restorers working at the Monastery of St Bishoy in the Wadi El-Natroun, 100 kilometres North-West of Cairo, Egypt, uncovered Medieval paintings dating back to 9th-13th century AD.

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Five Ottoman-era Qurans seized at Cairo International Airport

1 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Five Ottoman-era Qurans seized at Cairo International Airport

Five Ottoman era Qurans from Ethiopia were among objects seized at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, and were verified by Cairo Antiques Unit as authentic.

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Ancient district of Alexandria opened to public

9 April 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient district of Alexandria opened to public

After 50 years of excavations, the site of Kom el-Dikka, where  archaeologists unearthed the ancient district of Alexandria, Egypt, has been opened by the public. The remains of buildings are dated to 332 BC when the city was founded by Alexander the Great.

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Follow-up to Ramesses II’s statue find: A different Pharaoh!

17 March 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Follow-up to Ramesses II's statue find: A different Pharaoh!

The massive 8-metre statue found in Cairo earlier this month, is believed not to depict Ramesses II, as previously thought. Features of the statue, studied after removal from the site, show that it probably represents King Psamtik I, a pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty, who ruled between 664-610 BC.

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Gigantic statue of Ramesses II found and lifted

16 March 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Gigantic statue of Ramesses II found and lifted

Parts of a 3000-year-old statue of king Ramesses II, found in Matariya neighbourhood of Cairo, Egypt, were found and lifted from the trench. Archaeologists also discovered parts of a life-sized limestone statue of Pharaoh Seti II, Ramses II’s grandson.

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Golden mummy mask handed over by a private owner

7 October 2016 | Archaeo Feed
Golden mummy mask handed over by a private owner

Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities received a golden mummy mask from a a French-Egyptian citizen, who held the artefact in his private collection.

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ISIS destroys ancient temples in Iraq and threatens Egyptian monuments

7 June 2016 | Archaeo Feed
ISIS destroys ancient temples in Iraq and threatens Egyptian monuments

ISIS extremists destroyed the 2,500-year-old temple of Nabu in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud and released footage of the incident. The final scene in the ten-minute video shows the Great Pyramid of Giza near Egypt’s capital, Cairo and a fanatic pledging to blow up ancient sites built by the infidels.

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