Zahi Hawass writes about the ancient Egyptian site of Abydos and how it became known as the “land of sacred sands” The sacred site of Abydos lies in Middle Egypt, midway between the crowded streets of ...

In coordination with the American Research Center in Egypt, the ministry will attempt to save the temple, which is located in Sohag, Upper Egypt. The project will work on preserving the heart of the ...

CAIRO, March 25 (Reuters) - At least 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city ...

In a November 24 post on the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry Facebook page, Dr. Mahmoud Afifi said that the ancient city dates back to the Early Dynastic Period, more than 4,500 years ago. The size of ...

Hidden beside the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, the Osirion is already unlike almost anything surrounding it: enormous granite ...

The protest over the local shortage of gas cylinders was suspended when officials promised to meet their demands Following almost two days of blocking the entrance gate of Abydos Temple in El-Balyana ...

Cairo — Archaeologists have announced the discovery of more than 2,000 rams' heads at the temple of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II — a find that the man in charge of the dig said surprised ...

Behind the Temple of Seti I at Abydos sits the Osirion, a subterranean megalithic structure built from massive granite blocks and quartzite walls that feel completely out of place in dynastic Egypt.