News: Discoveries
New finds from the excavations of ancient Egypt.
Tombs, burials, temples, and objects uncovered by excavation teams in Egypt and beyond, with features revisiting earlier finds. Drawn from cited museums, research publications, and specialist reporting; every story links to its sources.
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Roman-era tomb in Egypt yields a Greek funerary poem and spells for the dead
A tomb dating to about 1,700 years ago, from the time of Roman rule in Egypt, contains a funerary poem in ancient Greek and spells to protect the dead, Live Science reports. The poem opens with the words "Listen, father!"
Source: Live Science: Ancient Egyptians
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Tomb of a pyramid-age 'keeper of secrets' found at Saqqara
A tomb belonging to a pyramid-age official who held the title of the king's 'keeper of secrets' has been uncovered at Saqqara, the necropolis south of Cairo. The find adds another royal courtier to the record of the men who served Egypt during the pyramid age.
Source: Live Science: Ancient Egyptians
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Hyksos-era complex uncovered at Tell el-Ku'a in the eastern Nile Delta
An Egyptian mission has uncovered a large multi-functional complex dating to the Fifteenth Dynasty, the Hyksos era, at Tell el-Ku'a in Wadi Tumilat in the eastern Nile Delta. The Past reports the find, which adds to a growing picture of settlement in the region during Hyksos rule.
Source: The Past
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Roman basilica and marble Aphrodite head found at Ihnasya
An Egyptian team has uncovered a Roman basilica, a large marble head of the goddess Aphrodite and terracotta coin moulds at Ihnasya, ancient Herakleopolis Magna in Middle Egypt. The finds shed light on the town's life under Roman rule.
Source: The Past
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Egyptian mission reveals the plan of a Byzantine city in the Dakhla Oasis
An Egyptian mission at Ain el-Sabil in the Dakhla Oasis has uncovered the overall plan of a Byzantine-era city, along with several previously unknown mud-brick structures. The find reveals how the desert settlement was organised.
Source: The Past
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Egyptian team uncovers Graeco-Roman burials at Tell Kom Aziza in the Delta
An Egyptian mission excavating the multi-period cemetery at Tell Kom Aziza in Beheira has uncovered a Graeco-Roman section with diverse human funerary practices, The Past reports. The find adds to knowledge of burial customs in the Nile Delta during the centuries of Ptolemaic and Roman rule.
Source: The Past
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Egyptian mission uncovers 18 tombs at Marina el-Alamein
An Egyptian mission has discovered 18 tombs at Marina el-Alamein, the site of the Graeco-Roman city of Leukaspis on Egypt's north coast. The find includes 11 deep rock-cut tombs and 7 limestone surface tombs, many still sealed, The Past reports.
Source: The Past
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Almost complete funerary assemblage found at ancient Heliopolis
Archaeologists at ancient Heliopolis, in the Matariya district of Cairo, have uncovered an almost complete funerary assemblage beneath a mud-brick burial structure. The Past reports that the group of personal and ritual objects includes an item of copper.
Source: The Past
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Egyptian mission documents unusual burials at Tell Quesna in the Delta
An Egyptian mission has documented an unusual funerary practice in a newly discovered tomb at the Tell Quesna necropolis in Menoufia Governorate, in the central Nile Delta. The team found several burials accompanied by pottery, according to The Past.
Source: The Past
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The Collector lists seven objects it argues museums should return to Egypt
The Collector has published a feature naming seven ancient Egyptian objects held in overseas museums that it argues should be returned to Egypt, using the November 2025 opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum to renew the repatriation debate.
Source: The Collector
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A new account revisits the reconstruction of Queen Hetepheres I's furniture
The Past revisits the reconstruction of Queen Hetepheres I's funerary furniture, including her carrying-chair, following George Reisner's discovery of her tomb at Giza in 1925 and the work of William Arnold Stewart. Hetepheres I was the mother of Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid.
Source: The Past
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Three rock-cut tombs of early New Kingdom officials found at Saqqara
An Egyptian team has discovered three rock-cut tombs of high officials from the early New Kingdom in the Bubasteion necropolis at Saqqara. The tombs are inscribed with the biographies of the men buried within them.
Source: The Past
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