In April and May 2023, another part of the field research on Saite-Persian shaft tombs from the middle of the 1st millennium BC took place in Abusir. This part of the Abusir cemetery, which houses the final resting places of high-ranking officials and military commanders from the 26th and 27th Dynasties, serves as a pivotal […]
The Czech Institute of Egyptology (Charles University, Prague) has just published THE PYRAMID FIELDS OF ANCIENT EGYPT: A SATELLITE ATLAS. Topography and spatial and temporary development of some twenty historically unique pyramid sites are reviewed and discussed in detail by leading archaeologists and Egyptologists based on the latest high-resolution specifically commissioned satellite images. The […]
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our dear Egyptian colleague Ramadan Badry Hussein (1971-2022), who was not only an excellent and talented Egyptologist, but first and foremost our very good friend. Dr. Hussein studied at the Cairo University in Egypt and subsequently worked at the Supreme Council of Antiquities of […]
Since more than three decades the Czech Institute of Egyptology has been exploring a cemetery dating to late Dynasty 26 or early Dynasty 27 (second half of the 6th century B.C.E.), In a group of large shaft tombs situated in the western part of the ancient Egyptian necropolis at Abusir a a unique embalming cache […]
The latest issue of the journal Prague Egyptological Studies brings an obituary of Prof. Břetislav Vachala who passed away recently. Besides that, the issue contains the map of the archaeological structures at Abusir with selected English bibliography. Two reports about excavations of the tomb of Kairsu at Central Abusir follow. Other archaeological reports are devoted […]
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, participates in the ceremony of the Czech Charles University honoring Dr. Zahi Hawass. Yesterday, Dr. Khaled El Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, participated in the ceremony of the Czech Charles University honoring Dr. Zahi Hawass, archaeologist and the former minister of antiquities, which was held at the Egyptian […]
On August 30, the official opening of the exceptional exhibition dedicated to the “Kings of the Sun” took place in the beautiful representative rooms of the pantheon of the National Museum in Prague. Leading members of the governments of the Czech Republic and the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Czech Parliament and the Ministry of […]
Finds from the Czech archaeological campaigns in Abusir together with numerous other artefacts of unprecedented historical and artistic value have finally arrived in Prague following months of preparations. The precious objects came to Prague from Egypt, Germany and various locations in the Czech Republic under high security conditions following months of negotiations. Starting on August […]
The year 2019 was important for the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University. It celebrated the 100th anniversary of the beginning of Egyptological lectures in Czech language at the Czech part of the university in Prague. In addition, six decades from the establishment of the Cairo department of the Czech (former Czechoslovak) […]
In light of the current global situation, ongoing developments and individual states’ policies over the next few months, we regretfully have to inform you that the upcoming “Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2020” (planned to take place from June 29 through July 3, 2020) has to be cancelled. Despite the fact that we will […]
