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Heritage: Mummies found floating in Minya irrigation canal
The Antiquities Ministry has launched investigations into the mysterious discovery of three sarcophagi found floating in an irrigation canal in Minya.Two Egyptian mummies were found floating in this irrigation canal at Minya [Credit: CBM.org]The ancient wooden coffins were reportedly spotted on Friday as they drifted down the Nass…
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East Asia: Huashan Mountain rock painting submitted for World Heritage listing in 2016
China has applied for World Heritage status for the ancient rock carvings of the Huashan Mountain in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in 2016.Rock paintings of the Huashan Mountain in Guangxi Zhuangautonomous region [Credit: Xinhua]According to China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage, UNESCO has already made a preliminar…
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Heritage: Egypt's sphinx threatened by subterranean water
The sphinx is in danger, archaeologist Amir Gamal told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Sunday, as subterranean water in the area has reached the body of the sculpture.The Sphinx at Giza [Credit: Travel Pix/Robert Harding/Rex Features]“You can see green grass just 50 meters away from it,” Gamal said, explaining that the limestone of which the …
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Heritage: Menkaure Pyramid opened to public
The 4,300-year-old pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the trio at Giza, is now opened to the public after the completion of its renovation, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty announced Tuesday.Menkaure Pyramid [Credit:YOUM7]The reopening of the pyramid comes in accordance with the antiquities ministry’s strategy involving “a…