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Some of seven surface limestone-built tombs, discovered in the Marina el-Alamein archaeological site, are seen west of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, in a photo provided on July 4, 2026. (Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry via AP)
July 4, 2026, 8:54 pm
Egypt says it uncovered lost Byzantine-era residential city in western desert
Discovery of well-preserved city and churches at Dakhla Oasis announced by Cairo alongside finding of ancient tombs in Marina el-Alamein, as Egypt looks to boost tourism
By Samy Magdy
TOI’s Rossella Tercatin and Jessica Steinberg, superimposed over Andy Warhol’s Mao Zedong painting series at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on display in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 2, 2026, 1:27 pm
Daily Briefing April 2: Picassos and other veiled masterpieces in Iran
Archaeology and religions reporter Rossella Tercatin reports on art collection amassed by Queen Farah Pahlavi and a Passover Haggadah that examines influence of Egyptian culture
By Jessica Steinberg and Rossella Tercatin
Detail from the cover of 'Echoes of Egypt: A Haggada,' curated by Bar-Ilan University Prof. Joshua Berman and published by Koren. The image on the cover shows a relief of Pharaoh Seti I (13th century BCE) and the goddess Hathor 'face to face,' from the tomb of Sethi I. (Koren)
April 1, 2026, 4:32 pm
How the Exodus story subverts pharaonic texts to mock ancient Egypt
According to Bar-Ilan University’s Joshua Berman, who curated the new hagaddah ‘Echoes of Egypt,’ the biblical narrative ‘culturally appropriates’ facets of Egyptian culture — by design
By Rossella Tercatin
A 3,500-year-old granodiorite head sculpture, believed to originate from Luxor in southern Egypt, depicting a senior official from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BCE), which Dutch officials returned to Egypt, in the Hague, Netherlands February 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Milan Berckmans)
February 7, 2026, 3:34 pm
Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt
Investigation revealed artifact had been stolen from country, probably during Arab Spring unrest in 2011
By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Milan Berckmans
A fragmentary statue of Pharaoh Ahmose I seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Wikipedia)
November 29, 2025, 9:47 am
Study anchors obscure pharaoh in time, opening research path into dating the Exodus
A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose’s reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with vast implications for the region’s history
By Rossella Tercatin
An ivory plaque decorated with a lotus flower from the First Temple period (1200-586 BCE) unearthed in excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University at the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David in Jerusalem, in a discovery announced on September 5, 2022. (Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority)
November 8, 2025, 10:01 am
‘A millennium-long monopoly’: How biblical Israel imported a steady flow of African ivory
Analysis of 1,500 artifacts shows imports from Nubia between 1600-600 BCE, a trade network that endured from Canaanite times to the era of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah
By Rossella Tercatin
Visitors pose for a group photo under Hatshepsut statue, at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
November 2, 2025, 8:46 am
With pomp and fanfare, Grand Egyptian Museum opens as ode to ancient civilization
Museum, the biggest worldwide dedicated to a single civilization, will exhibit some 50,000 artifacts of pharaohs and Egyptian gods
By Samy Magdy
Visitors look at the tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 BC and 1350 BC, in the Valley of Kings in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt, October 4, 2025, as it opened to visitors for the first time in more than two decades. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
October 4, 2025, 8:03 pm
Egypt reopens Amenhotep III’s tomb after more than 20 years of renovations
Reopening of tomb in Valley of the Kings comes ahead of the Grand Egyptian Museum’s inauguration, as Cairo tries to revive tourism sector
By AHMED HATEM and Samy Magdy
Divers watch as a crane pulls an artifact from the waters at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria on August 21, 2025, during recovery of sunken antiquities. (Khaled Desouki / AFP)
August 22, 2025, 8:31 am
Egypt unveils 2,000-year old ruins carefully extracted from waters off Alexandria
Cranes and divers rescue merchant ship, statue of Roman nobleman and ancient sphinx bearing name of Ramses II, among other precious artifacts in Ptolemaic city drowned by time
By AFP
From right to left – Tel Aviv University Prof. Oded Lipschits, Noga, Ziv and Omer Nitzan, and Antiquities Authority archaeologist Semyon Gendler. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
April 1, 2025, 12:21 pm
Three-year-old girl finds Canaanite seal where Bible says David battled Goliath
Ziv Nitzan was hiking with her family near Tel Azeka when she picked up a small stone that her sisters later realized was shaped like a scarab, revealing 3,800-year-old finding
By Rossella Tercatin
Excavations take place at the site of a 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber of an unknown king, in Abydos, Egypt, March 25, 2025. (Dr. Josef Wegner/Penn Museum)
March 28, 2025, 9:38 am
3,600-year-old tomb of unidentified pharaoh uncovered in Egypt
Archaeologists date tomb, apparently stripped bare by ancient grave robbers, to chaotic Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was divided into at least 4 kingdoms
By Will Dunham
A display showcases a stele and multiple artifacts during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor on January 8, 2025. (Khaled Desouk/AFP)
January 8, 2025, 9:07 pm
Egypt unveils new discoveries near Luxor, including 3,600-year-old burial shafts
Archaeologists find sealed coffin, archery bows in Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple, dating back to 16th century BCE, coins from 3rd century CE with image of Alexander the Great
By AP
Assembly of finds from a new discovery of 11 sealed Middle Kingdom burials in Luxor. Here, shown from Burial 2: a copper or copper alloy mirror with an ivory handle displaying the rather rare design of a four-faced Hathor presenting her as a woman with austere features. (South Asasif Conservation Project)
November 2, 2024, 8:12 pm
Joint US-Egypt archaeology team unearths 4,000-year-old tomb in Luxor
11 coffins for men, women and children found inside necropolis, suggesting it was a family tomb
By AP and ToI Staff
Egyptian New Kingdom-era sword engraved with the name Ramses II that was discovered in the Nile Delta, in an undated photo. (Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities)
September 26, 2024, 11:34 am
Ancient sword engraved with the name Ramses II unearthed in the Nile Delta
Weapon was likely a ceremonial item belonging to a high-ranking figure; Ramses II is commonly thought to have been the pharaoh of the biblical Israelite exodus from Egypt
By Gavriel Fiske
The "Screaming Woman," discovered in 1935 near Luxor, Egypt. (Sahar Saleem/Frontiers in Medicine)
August 2, 2024, 1:53 pm
Researchers say ancient ‘screaming’ mummy may have died with agonizing spasms
Scientists say woman, who was found in 1935 with expression resembling Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ may have suffered rare cadaveric spasm
By Will Dunham
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