Deep beneath the sands of Abydos, Egypt, lies one of the most mysterious structures in the ancient world — the Osirion.

In coordination with the American Research Center in Egypt, the ministry will attempt to save the temple, which is located in Sohag, Upper Egypt. The project will work on preserving the heart of the ...

Zahi Hawass writes about the ancient Egyptian site of Abydos and how it became known as the “land of sacred sands” The sacred site of Abydos lies in Middle Egypt, midway between the crowded streets of ...

In a November 24 post on the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry Facebook page, Dr. Mahmoud Afifi said that the ancient city dates back to the Early Dynastic Period, more than 4,500 years ago. The size of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mummified ram's head, discovered in a storeroom in the ancient temple of Ramses II in Abydos, Egypt, is seen in a photo provided ...

CAIRO, March 25 (Reuters) - At least 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city ...

Cairo — Archaeologists have announced the discovery of more than 2,000 rams' heads at the temple of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II — a find that the man in charge of the dig said surprised ...

The head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afify, announced Wednesday the discovery of a cemetery and a residential city dating back to 5,316 BCE, the beginning of an important dynastic ...