Egypt | A Blog About History

Leather chariot fragments rediscovered in museum storeroom

May 8th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A collection of 300 leather fragments belonging to an Egyptian Old Kingdom royal chariot have been rediscovered in the storerooms

May 8th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Several cracks have appeared in six buildings in Alexandria, Egypt, due to an illegal excavation in the vicinity. Six buildings

May 7th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A modern cemetery is encroaching upon the ancient Egyptian pyramids of Dashur. In Manshiet Dahshur, 25 miles south of Cairo,

May 3rd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A Graeco-Roman industrial area where amphorae, statues and tableware were produced, has been discovered near the Suez Canal in Egypt.

April 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working in Egypt have uncovered the world’s oldest port, dating back to 2,600 B.C. “The port of Wadi el-Jarf

April 10th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The Egyptian police have released video footage that shows several illegal tunnels dug by looters in search of Egyptian treasures.

April 5th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The elimination of Mubarak’s police services have left Egyptian archaeological sites unprotected and at the mercy of gangs of looters.

March 15th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists have uncovered one of the world’s oldest sundials in the Valley of the Kings. During this year’s excavations the