Last year, a team of Polish archaeologists from the Mediterranean Archaeology Department at the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), lead by Prof. Karol Myśliwiec, discovered a rock ramp, near Pharaoh Djoser’s Pyramid in Saqqara, south of Cairo, which turned out to be a false entrance to the tomb built to fool thieves.

Prof. Myśliwiec has no doubt that a tomb of a very important personage (dating back to 2650-2900 BC) is hidden somewhere on the site. Building false entrances was common practice, while the monumental proportions of the entrance and ramp as well as the fact that even 300 years later it served as a place for holding offerings indicates the importance of the person in question.

The fact that a platform built of dried brick, presumably erected by one of the sons of Rameses II on the site, is further confirmation of the importance of the person.

In the coming digs, Prof. Myśliwiec not only wants to continue searching for the real entrance to the tomb, but also wants to explore countless grave-shafts discovered during this year’s digs. With his team, he plans to explore two shafts found inside the tomb of Ni-ankh-Nefertum, the priest at the pyramids of Unas and Teti. They most probably belonged to his wife and eldest son. Moreover, as their original floors are intact, it appears they were never subject to theft — a unique find in itself...

Royal tomb still waiting to be discovered, Bogusława Szumiec-Presch, Science & Scholarship in Poland, Poland, May 04, 2007.

Archaeologists from the Archaeological Museum in Poznań, the Institute of Archaeology at Jagiellonian University, Krakow and the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology at Warsaw University have been running joint excavations in Tell el-Farcha over the past ten years. Prof. Ciałowicz, jointly with Dr Marek Chłodnicki from Poznań are heading the research.

The site, which is translated as Chicken Hill, is located on the remains of a settlement dating back to the fourth millennium B.C. — the very beginning of the kingdom of the pharaohs.

“This is one of the most important sites from the beginning of the Egyptian state. It continues to surprise us” — said Prof. Ciałowicz. 2006 witnessed the sensational discovery of two approximately half-metre tall figures of the ruler and his son, as well as a deposit of wooden figure.

This year, archaeologists continued work in the dwelling area and the cemetery in Tell el-Farcha. “We came across a further part of the deposit” — said. Prof. Ciałowicz...

Polish archaeologists have discovered a richly furnished Egyptian tomb dating back 5,000 years, Anna Ślązak, Science & Scholarship in Poland, Poland, June 05, 2007.

Prime Minister Dr. Nazif approved Egypt's participation in the Pharaonic Archaeological Artefacts Exhibition ["Gifts for the Gods"] due to be held in the USA and Switzerland. The Exhibition starts its tour in New York in October 2007, and then in the Swiss city "Martini" in March 2008.

Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced that the exhibit will contain 150 artefacts displaying the Pharaonic civilization development. These pieces are from the Egyptian Museum's property and the rest from the museums of Europe and the USA, and they display the Ancient Egyptian Temple's treasures and which are made of bronze, silver and gold. The monuments will be insured at $7 million.

Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Secretary-General of the Higher Council of Antiquities, said that the Metropolitan Museum [of Art] will pay all the costs of holding the exhibit...

Gifts for the Gods: Images from Egyptian Temples, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 16, 2007 – February 18, 2008.

150 rare artefacts exhibited in New York and Switzerland, Egypt State Information Service, Egypt, June 12, 2007.

Minister of Tourism Zuhair Garana said in a meeting with members of the Egyptian-Lebanese Friendship Society on Tuesday 12/06/2007 a plan was prepared to promote tourism industry in Egypt.

Zuhair Garana pointed out 9.1 million visited Egypt, making a total income which hit $9 billion and 8000 million in 2006. He added that Egypt seeks to increase the number of tourists to 14 million in 2011.

Garana said that the government is carrying out a program to upgrade sea and road ports...

Tourists' number to reach 14 million in 2011, Egypt State Information Service, Egypt, June 13, 2007.

The British Museum's "Mummy: The Inside Story" has given me an insight into the long and often controversial history that shrouds the collection. As a popular exhibit, it has attracted thousands of visitors in its run in the U.K. and U.S. It finally made its first visit in Asia at The National Science Museum of Tokyo (Oct. 7, 2006 to Feb. 2, 2007) and is now drawing to a close at the Kobe City Museum (March 3 to June 17, 2007). In Kobe alone, the exhibit has already attracted more than 10,000 viewers.

Thematically, the 125 artefacts are divided into five sections: "Introduction to the World of Ancient Egypt", "Serving the Gods", "Nesperennub the Priest", "Desire for Rebirth and Eternal Life" and "Departure to the Afterlife." The Rosetta Stone leads the entire collection...

I left the exhibit thrilled at the discovery of technology in making the past so alive for the individual nowadays. I have never thought that the wonders of antiquity can be stored in bits and images and played over and over again just like another song. Never before has it been so accessible...

'Mummy: The Inside Story', Sianturi Dinah Roma, OhmyNews, Japan, June 11, 2007.