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The National Railway Museum said its construction dates back to the reign of King Fuad I, is located inside the station and consists of two floors. The importance of the museum is due to the fact that it includes a record and multitude of models and effects, which represent the memory of the people, the nation’s history, over more than 150 years and contains the original collection is a rare...Read More

An Egyptian-American expedition has found the burial chamber of a priest named Karakhamun (TT223). The tomb dates to Dynasty 25 (c. 755BC) and was uncovered during conservation and restoration work on the west bank of Luxor. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said that the team found the burial chamber of Karakhamun at the bottom of an 8m deep burial shaft. The chamber is in...Read More

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — The upper portion of a limestone likeness of King Tut’s grandfather has been unearthed in Luxor, Egyptian officials said. Investigators found the statue of Amenhotep III while excavating on the site of a large temple on Luxor’s west bank, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities announced in a statement Saturday. “The statue is one of the best new finds in the area because of its expert craftsmanship,”...Read More

A Fifth Dynasty tomb (2465 – 2323 BC) of the priest, Rudj-Ka was recently uncovered in an area south of the pyramid builders’ necropolis. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny announced that the discovery was made during routine excavation work at the necropolis by an Egyptian archaeological team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the SCA, said that Rudj-Ka had several titles and would...Read More