Egyptian mummy unearthed with literary text on abdomen in first ever find

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” ...
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What Ancient Treasures Does the Grand Egyptian Museum Hold? Here’s a Sneak Peek

Since the late 19th-century, Egypt has continued to offer up astounding archaeological treasures, and it shows no signs of slowing down. The discovery of yet another pharaoh’s tomb, that of King ...

U.S. diplomats depart; the new Grand Egyptian Museum

Senior career diplomats at the U.S. State Department are effectively being forced into retirement. It’s a loss of talent that ...
Artnet

Inside Egypt’s Enigmatic $1 Billion Grand Museum

The story of the Grand Egyptian Museum’s official opening is nearly as enigmatic as the building of the ancient 4,600-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza. Since the first block was laid for the building’s ...
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In Cairo, the world’s largest museum dedicated to ancient Egypt has finally opened its doors

Ahead of its full, official opening in November 2025, the Grand Egyptian Museum, known as the GEM for short, is already welcoming visitors to a few galleries at the foot of the Giza pyramids near ...
CBS News

Egyptian authorities probe disappearance of rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief from Saqqara

Cairo — A rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief has vanished from a tomb in Egypt's famous Saqqara Necropolis, officials say, in the second major apparent theft of an antiquity in just weeks. The ...
The New York Times

A Party After Hours at Cairo’s Oldest Museum

To celebrate the launch of the new home goods brand Anut, its founder hosted dinner and dancing at one of Egypt’s most storied buildings. By Gisela Williams Entertaining With shows how a party came ...