Ancient gold jewelry unveiled in southern Egypt

STORY: Ancient gold jewelry unveiled in southern Egypt DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. pics of the gold jewelry 2. various of Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities 3. various of a press conference 4. various of the archeological site STORYLINE: An Egyptian-British archaeological mission discovered a collection of gold jewelry south of the capital Cairo, said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Tuesday. "The find, discovered in the ancient city of Amarna, comprised three gold rings, one of which is decorated with a depiction of the ancient Egyptian Bes, god of fun, and the second is inscribed with a phrase in hieroglyphics that means a lady of the two lands," the ministry said in a statement. The joint mission has been working in Amarna since 2010 on studying the socioeconomic conditions, types of food, and common diseases in the ancient city that used to be the capital of Egypt during King Akhenaten reigning 1353-1336 B.C., it added

Statue of King Tut's father returned to museum

Statue of King Tut's father returned to museum

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows a statue of King Akhenaten, the father of Tutankhamun, which has been returned to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo after it went missing amid the uprising which overthrew Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. A 16-year-old boy who participated in the antigovernment demonstrations at Tahrir Square found the statue by the southern wall of the museum, according to an announcement by the country's antiquities affairs minister Zahi Hawass on Feb. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)