In Egypt, a monumental head of Ramses II, the remains of a second royal statue, and a block of pink granite bearing hieroglyphic inscriptions have been unearthed during emergency archaeological excavations conducted at Behbeit el-Hagar, in…
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The restoration of the *Tondo dei due Fratelli*—a painting from the mid-2nd century A.D. housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo—was unveiled in Cairo. Originating from Antinoopolis in Middle Egypt, the work will be on display for the first…
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The Fayum portraits—the famous faces painted on funerary panelsin ancient Egypt—are among the most celebrated images of antiquity, but in Italy they are also among the hardest to see, at least all together, given their rarity and…
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A new archaeological discovery has been announced in the Bir el-Shaghala area, in the Dakhla Oasis, in Egypt’s New Valley Governorate. The news was released byEgypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities through its official…
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Switzerland has returned an important cultural artifact dating back to the 2nd century B.C.to Egypt. The artifact is an Egyptian funerary mask, which was officially handed over to Egyptian authorities during a ceremony held at the Beatrice…
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From October 3, 2026, to May 2, 2027, the Palazzo Belloni in Bologna will host the exhibition “Tutankhamun: The Tomb, the Treasure, the Curse,” dedicated to the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The exhibition arrives in the…
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A textile artifact of extraordinary refinement, which has been preserved for generations by the nuns of the Vallegloria Monastery in Spello, is now the focus of a major research and conservation project. Initial assessments by experts have…
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A new tomb dating to the late 5th Dynasty has been discoveredin the archaeological site of Saqqara, Egypt, by a joint Spanish-Egyptian archaeological mission conducting the 2026 excavation campaign in the so-called Mariet Necropolis, north…
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