By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI Associated Press Writer ILLAHUN, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian archaeologists on Sunday unveiled mummies, brightly painted sarcophagi and dozens of ancient tombs carved into a rocky hill in a desert oasis south of Cairo. The 53 tombs _ some as old as 4,000 years _ were discovered recently on a sandy plateau overlooking farming...
2,500 Years Of Egyptomania
National Post
National Post
By Geoffrey Clarfield, National PostFebruary 8, 2010 4:09 AM In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the most magnificent intact tomb of any Egyptian Pharaoh ever found in the royal burial grounds of the...
Celina launches new brand campaign of Egypt to attract Indian tourists
Newstrack India
Newstrack India
New Delhi, Jan 30 (ANI): Egypt's brand ambassador and Bollywood actor Celina Jaitly launched a new brand campaign and logo that brings alive all the wonders of this ancient land of the Pharaohs. The former Miss...
King Tut's DNA results to be announced
Canoe
Canoe
By Paul Schemm, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in...
Fascinated with death? Visit Egyptian exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man
The Examiner
The Examiner
Egyptian sarcophagus is among the exhibits at the San Diego Museum of Man Donald H. Harrison If you like this ... At Mingei International Museum, objects are functional and beautiful Kate Sessions left legacy of...
Temple to cat god found in Egypt
BBC News
BBC News
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Alexandria dedicated to a cat goddess. The temple is the first trace of the royal quarters of the Ptolemaic dynasty to be revealed in Alexandria. The...
EMITT Guest Country, Egypt, launches new promotional campaign
TravelDailyNews
TravelDailyNews
Egypt has launched a new promotional campaign with the slogan, "Egypt... where it all begins". The new slogan reflects the country's diversity, developed over the ages, which enables visitors to sample both...
Egypt finds ancient cat goddess temple
CBC
CBC
Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old temple that may have been dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bastet, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Tuesday. This statue of the ancient cat-goddess...

