Valley of the Kings
Tutankhamun’s treasures on show in Istanbul
The exhibition, "Tutankhamun, the Boy King's Treasures," which has traveled the major cities of the world for more than 60 years and broken records with more than 40 million visitors, is in Istanbul for the first time.
On the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the treasure in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, the exhibition opens today at UNIQ Expo Istanbul.
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Greco-Roman tomb containing twenty mummies discovered near Aswan
The archaeologists uncovered a large family tomb that was looted by grave robbers in antiquity
The Atlantis Ring: Ancient myths & mysticism converge
According to Belizal the original Atlantis ring was found in 1860 in the Valley of the Kings during an excavation and it was initially known as the Ring of Luxor
Egypt unveils trove of ancient coffins excavated in Luxor
Egypt revealed Oct. 19 a rare trove of 30 ancient wooden coffins that have been well-preserved over millennia in the archaeologically rich Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
Egypt discovers archaeological industrial zone in Luxor's 'Valley of the Monkeys'
Egypt on Oct. 10 unveiled two archaeological discoveries in Luxor including an industrial zone at the southern city's West Valley, also known as the Valley of the Monkeys.
Tutankhamun's Sarcophagus Will Be Restored a Decade after its Discovery
The golden sarcophagus of the most famous ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, who lived more than 3.3 thousand years ago, will be restored in Egypt to be exhibited in one of the halls of the new Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids of Giza.
Egypt Unveils Ancient Tomb and Sarcophagi in Luxor
Egypt on Saturday unveiled an ancient tomb, sarcophagi and funerary artifacts discovered in the Theban necropolis of Al-Assasif in the southern city of Luxor, reports AFP.
In a ceremony in front of the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced that French and Egyptian archaeologists had discovered "a new tomb... with very nice paintings".
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World's oldest cheese found in Egypt
A few years ago, a team of archaeologists cleaning sand from an ancient Egyptian tomb discovered a group of broken jars, one of them containing a mysterious white substance.
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Archaeologists Have Discovered a Roman Tomb in the Courtyard of the Medical University in Plovdiv
A Roman tomb of the 1-3 century was discovered at the Medical University in Plovdiv. According to archaeologists, it is part of the western necropolis of Philippopolis.
It was discovered during the repair of the steam installation in the medical facility. The Roman tomb is made of bricks, and the roof is made of granite.
New ancient Egyptian tomb discovered near Valley of Kings (video)
A remarkable ancient Egyptian tomb has been discovered in the necropolis of Draa el-Naga, near Egypt’s famous Valley of the Kings.