Statues are displayed after they were excavated in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Archaeologists cleaning a newly-discovered fragment of a statue of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II, found at a private plot of land in the village of Mit Rahinah, near the historical site of Memphis and the Saqqara necropolis, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP
The Golden Coffin of Nedjemankh, on display at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, following its repatriation from the US. AFP
An Egyptian archaeologist restores the coffin of King Tutankhamun at the conservation center in the Grand Egyptian Museum. For the first time since the tomb was discovered in 1922, the coffin was transported from King Tutankhamun's tomb at the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to the Grand Egyptian Museum for an eight-month restoration process, before being displayed among his treasured collection at the museum. Tutankhamun is the formal name of the mummified pharaoh most tourists visiting Egypt's Valley of the Kings know as King Tut. AFP
Egyptian archeologist open a wooden coffin belonging to a man in front Hatshepsut Temple at Valley of the Kings in Luxor. AFP
Two mummies, of a woman and child, are on display at the newly discovered burial site, the Tomb of Tutu, at al-Dayabat, Sohag, Egypt. REUTERS
An Egyptian archaeologist check the mummy during restoration work on the coffin of King Tutankhamun at the conservation center in the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP
An Egyptian archaeologist works inside one of the largest newly discovered pharaonic tombs "Shedsu Djehuty" in Luxor, Egypt. REUTERS
Excavators sit behind painted ancient coffins at Al-Asasif necropolis, unveiled by Egyptian antiquities officials in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. REUTERS
Statues are displayed outside a newly discovered pharaonic tomb "Shedsu Djehuty" in Luxor, Egypt. REUTERS
Tourists look at painted ancient coffins at Al-Asasif necropolis, unveiled by Egyptian antiquities officials in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. REUTERS
A Egyptian archaeologist examines mummies inside a tomb during the presentation of a new discovery at Tuna el-Gebel archaeological site in Minya Governorate, Egypt. REUTERS
Preserved wall paintings inside the newly discovered burial site, Tomb of Tutu, at al-Dayabat, Sohag, Egypt. REUTERS
Pharaonic masks are displayed after they were excavated in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
The mummy of a feline is displayed after the announcement of a new discovery carried out by an Egyptian archaeological team in Giza's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. AFP
The statue of a scarab is displayed after the announcement of a new discovery carried out by an Egyptian archaeological team in Giza's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. AFP
A wooden statue of the goddess Neith is displayed after the announcement of a new discovery carried out by an Egyptian archaeological team in Giza's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. AFP
A statue is displayed after the announcement of a new discovery carried out by an Egyptian archaeological team in Giza's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. AFP
Journalists gather around the ancient Egyptian mummy of Sennedjem, an official who lived during the reigns of Pharaohs Seti I and Ramesses II in the 19th dynasty (13th-12th century BC), after being removed from its coffin for fumigation at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in the capital Cairo's Old Cairo district. AFP
Statues are displayed after they were excavated in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Archaeologists cleaning a newly-discovered fragment of a statue of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II, found at a private plot of land in the village of Mit Rahinah, near the historical site of Memphis and the Saqqara necropolis, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP
The Golden Coffin of Nedjemankh, on display at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, following its repatriation from the US. AFP
An Egyptian archaeologist restores the coffin of King Tutankhamun at the conservation center in the Grand Egyptian Museum. For the first time since the tomb was discovered in 1922, the coffin was transported from King Tutankhamun's tomb at the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to the Grand Egyptian Museum for an eight-month restoration process, before being displayed among his treasured collection at the museum. Tutankhamun is the formal name of the mummified pharaoh most tourists visiting Egypt's Valley of the Kings know as King Tut. AFP
Egyptian archeologist open a wooden coffin belonging to a man in front Hatshepsut Temple at Valley of the Kings in Luxor. AFP
Two mummies, of a woman and child, are on display at the newly discovered burial site, the Tomb of Tutu, at al-Dayabat, Sohag, Egypt. REUTERS
An Egyptian archaeologist check the mummy during restoration work on the coffin of King Tutankhamun at the conservation center in the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP
An Egyptian archaeologist works inside one of the largest newly discovered pharaonic tombs "Shedsu Djehuty" in Luxor, Egypt. REUTERS
Excavators sit behind painted ancient coffins at Al-Asasif necropolis, unveiled by Egyptian antiquities officials in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. REUTERS
Statues are displayed outside a newly discovered pharaonic tomb "Shedsu Djehuty" in Luxor, Egypt. REUTERS
Tourists look at painted ancient coffins at Al-Asasif necropolis, unveiled by Egyptian antiquities officials in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. REUTERS
A Egyptian archaeologist examines mummies inside a tomb during the presentation of a new discovery at Tuna el-Gebel archaeological site in Minya Governorate, Egypt. REUTERS
Preserved wall paintings inside the newly discovered burial site, Tomb of Tutu, at al-Dayabat, Sohag, Egypt. REUTERS
Pharaonic masks are displayed after they were excavated in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
The mummy of a feline is displayed after the announcement of a new discovery carried out by an Egyptian archaeological team in Giza's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. AFP
The statue of a scarab is displayed after the announcement of a new discovery carried out by an Egyptian archaeological team in Giza's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. AFP
A wooden statue of the goddess Neith is displayed after the announcement of a new discovery carried out by an Egyptian archaeological team in Giza's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. AFP
A statue is displayed after the announcement of a new discovery carried out by an Egyptian archaeological team in Giza's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. AFP
Journalists gather around the ancient Egyptian mummy of Sennedjem, an official who lived during the reigns of Pharaohs Seti I and Ramesses II in the 19th dynasty (13th-12th century BC), after being removed from its coffin for fumigation at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in the capital Cairo's Old Cairo district. AFP
Statues are displayed after they were excavated in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
