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Dad has sadly taken his last train ride!
We had to say goodbye today to the most gentle & lovely chap there was & he loved his trains as many of you know! Wish him Bon Voyage!
The Tomb of Mehu in Saqqara Egypt has opened to the public for the first time since its discovery in 1940 by an Egyptian team lead by Zaki Saad! Mehu's titles include Scribe of the Royal Documents, Vizier & Head of Juries.
Now is the time to visit
#Egypt
!
#thisisegypt
Amazing scenes today from within the labs of the Grand Egyptian Museum as the gilded coffin of
#Tutankhamun
goes under restoration for the first time since the Boy King's tomb was discovered in 1922.
#Egypt
#GEM
Sadly my old father is not feeling so good and is currently in hospital. He loves trains, as you can see, so please cheer him up with a picture or two!
Get well soon Dad! 🚋💐🍇
Wonderful images just released from the MOA in
#Egypt
of a newly discovered cachette of intact and sealed coffins at Al-Asasif Necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank!
Press conference to be held on Saturday!
Wonderful images just released of the investigation of the tattoos of a young Egyptian women's mummy by the French Institute in Cairo! She had over 30 including bulls, lotus flowers, a group of cattle & the Udjat eye!
#Egypt
#History
#archaeology
News Flash from
@TourismandAntiq
#Egypt
In the next few days, at a press conference at the Saqqara Necropolis the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities will announce the biggest archaeological discovery of 2020!
Images from earlier finds of the Egyptian team!
What can it be?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the Rosetta Stone, Nefertiti's bust or an obelisk or two were returned to Egypt for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum?
#Egypt
🇪🇬
Uncovered in
#Alexandria
#Egypt
due to building works, an unopened black granite sarcophagus from the
#Ptolemaic
era along with an alabaster head possibly of the tomb owner. Great initiative from the Ministry of Antiquities, more intervention such as this needed!
Wonderful images from the
@AntiquitiesOf
of the Tomb of Khuwy at
#Saqqara
from today's press conference at the site. Khuwy lived at the end of the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom under the King Djedkare. Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Megahed who discovered the tomb.
#Egypt
Ramesses the Great rises again in
#Egypt
! Wonderful to see his statue raised in San Al-Hagar ancient Tanis! Congrats to the team of skilled workers!
#Heritage
Today we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the rescue of the Temples of Abu Simbel, one of the outstanding achievements of the international
#heritage
community! Some of my fav pictures!
#Egypt
A wonderful promotional film sent to us by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities celebrating the opening of the Sohag museum! Enjoy!
#Egypt
#History
#Archaeology
It seems that its not only England that has Kings under car parks, this statue of Amenhotep III was found in a car park in Sohag Egypt!
#Egypt
#archaeology
#history
#carpark
In a bold move the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities is seeking to place the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on the UNESCO World Heritage List! Please show your support with a Rt to
@UNESCO
#Egypt
#Heritage
Egypt announces major new find of 250 sarcophagi & 150 statues in
#Saqqara
by an Egyptian Archaeological Mission. Amazing images courtesy of
@TourismandAntiq
The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Dr. Kaled El-Enany has announced the discovery of a cemetery dating from the Ptolemaic Era, 6 Km north of the Tuna el Gebel archaeological site in Minya south of
#Cairo
.
#archaeology
#Egypt
#history
Wonderful images just released by the
@AntiquitiesOf
from the discovery of the Mummification Workshop in Saqqara found by a Egyptian/German team.
#Egypt
always has more secrets to tell!
#Archaeology
To all our friends, colleagues & family in
#Egypt
, have a wonderful Sham el-Nessim! This festival dates back to ancient Egypt & celebrates the arrival of Spring, the name comes from 'Shamo' meaning renewal of life.
What a day that was! Glad to be part of this momentous occasion. Discoveries confirmed are the (possibly) first known mummified scarab beetles & wonderful mummies of cats, cobras & crocodiles.
#Egypt
#Archaeology
#Saqqara
Sadly my old father is not feeling so good and is currently in hospital. He loves trains, as you can see, so please cheer him up with a picture or two!
Get well soon Dad! 🚋💐🍇
Beautiful Images from
#Giza
#Egypt
tonight at the draw for the Africa's Cup!
Egypt you really can put on a show like no other!
#AFCON2019
Go
#ThePharaohs
#الفراعنة !
#Egypt
makes an appearance again at the Oscars with Kerry Washington & Tracee Ellis Ross in Zuhair Murad creations! Tut would be proud!
#Oscars20
#academyawards2020
Wonderful images from
@TourismandAntiq
of the excavations at the Mummification Workshop at Saqqara lead by Dr. Ramadan Hussein. One of the coffins of a woman called Didibastett was found buried with six canopic jars while four is the norm!
#Egypt
#Archaeology
#History
#Mummies
Result!
#Egypt
foils smuggling attempt of mummified body parts found inside a speaker at the airport! The human remains will now be transferred to the Egyptian museum in
#Cairo
for conservation.
Our experts John & Maria can finally reveal the details of their latest discovery at Geb el Silsila, an intact multiple burial shaft tomb! Further details & press contacts here
Follow
@johnwardkt
&
@DrMariaNilsson
for the latest updates!
#Egypt
Noticed that
#pyramid
is trending & was amazed to see the old slave myth still alive & strong. Perhaps its time this papyrus the Diary of Merer was better know!
#notslaves
"It is not known when and where the
#Tutankhamun
head was found"
Head of Tutankamun to be sold at
@ChristiesInc
next month, only one place this belongs and its
#Egypt
! What can be done to save this unique artefact?
via
@FinancialTimes
Sadly my old father is not feeling so good and is currently in hospital. He loves trains, as you can see, so please cheer him up with a picture or two!
Get well soon Dad! 🚋💐🍇