Ancient Egyptian leader makes surprise appearance at archaeological dig in Israel

Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts - Series 1: Episode 4

Alice ends her trip in Aswan, and takes a boat to see the extraordinary Philae Temple

It took a long time, but now the new Grand Egyptian Museum is open. The enormous, mysterious-looking building contains many references to pyramids, and overlooks the famous three of Giza.

On July 3rd, the Grand Egyptian Museum is to be officially opened. »The press on Sunday« had already visited it in advance. Half of it is already accessible.

Ancient Egyptian leader makes surprise appearance at archaeological dig in Israel

As modern Egypt searches for a new leader, Israeli archaeologists have found evidence of an ancient Egyptian leader in northern Israel. At a site in Tel Hazor National Park, north of the Sea of Galilee, archeologists have unearthed part of a unique Sphinx belonging to one of the ancient pyramid-building pharaohs.