Due to its long rich history, many scientists and archeologists believe that Egypt still hides many wonders to be discovered. Being inhabited since prehistoric times, with each dynasty and kingdom leaving their marks in different regions of the land of the Nile, there are new archeological sites being discovered in Egypt every month.

During the last couple of years local and international archeological missions have unearthed a lot of tombs, temples, pyramids, and various monuments dating back to a different eras in the Egyptian history.
January 2010
The discovery of a temple in Alexandria belonging to the wife of Ptolemy III
The Supreme Council of antiquities has announced in January 2010 that an Egyptian archeological mission has discovered a huge cache in Alexandria containing 600 statues and the remaining remains of a temple that dates back to the wife of Ptolemy III who ruled Egypt from 246 to 222 BC.

The secretary Secretary General of the council, Zahi Hawass, stated that this cache was discovered in the district of Kom El Dikka in Alexandria, where the famous Roman amphitheater is located. He added that this cache contained 600 statues of different sizes and that the part of the temple discovered until now is 60 meters long and 15 meters wide.

The general director of the antiquities of Upper Egypt noted that the mission, that included 18 specialists and archeologist, has found many statues for Bastet, the ancient Egyptian goddess, which the temple was dedicated to. He added that many statues made of limestone, pottery, and bronze were found in this cache. These statues belong to many gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt like Ptah, the god of the city of Memphis and Horus the child.
The director of antiquities affairs said that the foundations of the temple discovered are very significant as this temple was the first Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the goddess Bastet to be discovered in Northern Egypt.

January 2010
The discovery of the largest tomb in Saqqara

The excavation mission of the supreme council of antiquities has announced the discovery of two new tombs in Saqqara dating back to the 25th 25th dynasty. One of these two tombs is considered to be the largest tomb discovered in Saqqara until now.

Zahi Hawass, the head of the supreme council of antiquities has stated that these two rock cut tombs were discovered at the entrance to Saqqara.

Hawass added that the one of the tombs is the first of its kind to be discovered in Saqqara and it contains many rooms, passageways, and halls. There were also many skeletons, potteries, and mummified hawks that were found inside the tomb. He also asserted that these two tombs were robbed during the Roman period.
Concerning the other tomb, Hawass said that it consists of a small room that was built using white limestone. He added that a number of potteries were found in this tomb.

February 2010
A new tomb discovered in Saqqara

The archeological team working in Saqqara has announced the discovery of a new tomb dating back to 1300 BC and it belongs to Ptah Mes who worked as a treasurer in the Old Kingdom.

This new discovered tomb is located to the South of the road leading to the Pyramid of Unas.
Zahi Hawass, the director of the Supreme council of antiquities stated that some yards and booths were discovered belonging to a huge tomb that is 70 meters long and dates back to 1370 BC.

The director of the archeological mission stated that some statues belonging to the tomb owner and his wife were also found and some of these statues are still in good shape and condition.

This tomb belonged to Ptah Mes who was an important figure in ancient Egypt and as he served in many posts like the Royal writer of the king, the army leader, and the royal treasurer.

The excavation work has also resulted in the finding of a number of funerary wall paintings with one incomplete painting of the holy trinity of ancient Thebes, Amun, Mut, and Khensu.

May 2010
The discovery of the tombs of the workers who built the Great Pyramid
The archeological mission working in Giza has announced that they have unearthed a number of tombs belonging to the workers who participated in building the great pyramids of Cheops.
This discovery was considered as the first of its kind because it is associated with the king Cheops II (2613 – 2494 BC) and there is very little known about this ancient Egyptian king.

This discovery has contributed a lot of facts to the theories of the pyramids building confirming that the pyramids were never built with the use of forced labor or outer space creatures.

The newly discovered tombs were found exactly next to the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
The most significant tomb has a rectangular shape and it was founded to the South West of the Great Pyramid. This tomb consists of many burial pits that were coated with local limestone.

Skeletons in the squatting position were found in each of these burial pits together with many potteries that date back to the era of the 4th 4th dynasty (2613 to 2494 BC)

Zahi Hawass, the minster of Antiquities' affairs, stated that the new discovery proves that the builders of the pyramids belonged to three large families and the royal family used to change them every three months. He added that the builders who were buried at the pyramids were the ones who died in this location only.

There were other proofs asserting that large families who lived in the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt used to send sheep and calves to contribute to the meals presented to the builders of the pyramids and in return they were exempted from paying taxes.

This proofs proves that the construction of the pyramids was a national project and that all sectors of the Egyptian community, during the reign of the 4th 4th dynasty, contributed to the building of the pyramids.

April 2011
The ministry of antiquities affairs announces the discovery of the largest statue of Amenhotep III
The Egyptian ministry of antiquities affairs has announced that the largest statue of Amenhotep III, which is 13 meters and 65 centimeters high, was discovered in the temple of Amenhotep III in the West Bank of Luxor. This statue is the largest statue discovered for Amenhotep III until today. It consists of 7 huge pieces and it was made out of colored quartzite.

This statue is one of the two statues that were constructed at the Northern entrance of the temple of Amenhotep III located in the Gurna in the West Bank of Luxor. It is likely that these two statues were destroyed during the earthquake that took place in Egypt in 27 BC. Then the broken pieces of these two statues were buried under the sand for thousands of years afterwards.
Zahi Hawass, the minster of antiquities affairs stated that the workers at the site started restoring the statue in order to put together the seven huge pieces and position the statue in its original location at the nNorthern entrance of the temple of Amenhotep III.

June 2011
Hawass announceds a new archeological discovery in Tanis in the Nile Delta.
The French archeological mission working in the site of Tanis, or San Al Haggar in the Shareqeya governorate located in the Nile Delta to the East of Cairo the capital, has announced on Monday the discovery of hundreds of colored and decorated stone blocks which were reused to build the walls of the sacred lake in the temple of the god Mut in the complex of Tanis.

Zahi Hawass, the minster of antiquities' affairs, stated on Monday that these stone blocks go back to the reign of King Osorkon II who belonged to the 22nd dynasty (945 – 712 BC).

HTe added that these blocks were reused in other periods in history including the Ptolemaic era.
Hawass said that after the French mission has completed their work and discovered these stone blocks, they will be rebuilt again to study the original shape of these blocks.

The head of the French mission noted that the sacred lake that the mission has been working at for a whole year consisted of an area of 30 meters and it was approximately 6 meters deep. He added that 120 blocks were cleaned and there were fabulous decorations discovered on 78 blocks.

Mohamed Abdel Al Maqsoud, the manager of the office of the minster of antiquities, said that this discovery magnifiesd the importance of the site of San Al Hagar, which the most important archeological site in the Nile Delta.

July 2011
The discovery of new monuments at the Karnak Temple
The ministry of antiquities affairs announced in June 2011 that the mission of the French Egyptian Institute studying the Karnak temple has discovered the walls that were surrounding the temple dedicated to the God Ptah dating back to (712 – 698 BC) and in particular to the reign of king Shebitku, one of the rulers of the 25th th dynasty.

The director of the French Egyptian institute has noted that many decorated limestone blocks which belong to the Temple of Ptah were also discovered. He added that these discoveries assert that the construction work of this temple dedicated to the god Ptah has started in the New Kingdom and not in the Ptolemaic period.
The director of the institute also said that they have already started the process of restoring the temple to be opened for public visitors very soon.

July 2011
The discovery of the oldest representation of an Egyptian King
The excavation mission of the American University of Yale and the Italian University of Bologna who has been working in a site located North West of Aswan has announced the discovery of the most ancient scene of an Egyptian King wearing the crown of Upper Egypt dating back to the per dynastic period in 3200 BC.

The minster of antiquities affairs, Zahi Hawass , has stated that the discovery consists of many scene and Hieroglyphic writings showing a unique representation of a royal celebration when the Pharaoh was displayed wearing the crown of Upper Egypt and accompanied by the "followers of Horus".

The head of the archeological mission said that the importance of this discovery is the uniqueness of these paintings which are the only finding dating to this specific period at the end of the civilization of Naqada and the beginning of the dynastic era in Egypt.