Maha Khan Phillips’ latest novel, The Museum Detective, marks her third fast-paced outing, seamlessly combining historical fiction with a gripping murder mystery set in modern-day Karachi. The story follows Gulfsa “Gul” Delani, a highly skilled archaeologist, who is called upon by the Sindh Police to examine a mummy discovered in Balochistan. The artefact, ornately adorned […]
ARCHAEOLOGY
Historic Ain Fort stabilised after decades of neglect
ISLAMABAD: Restoration work has begun on the more than 550-year-old Ain Fort in Rawalakot district, bringing renewed attention to a historic site that had long remained hidden under dense forest and decades of neglect. Read More: How Akbar came to love books despite never learning to read For the first time since the creation of […]
World leaders attend grand opening of Egypt’s $1bn museum
CAIRO – Prime ministers, presidents, and royalty from around the globe gathered in Cairo on Saturday for the dazzling inauguration of Egypt’s long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a $1 billion project built near the Giza Pyramids to showcase one of the world’s richest collections of antiquities. The ceremony marked the completion of a two-decade effort […]
Dutch unearth Roman canal, road near UNESCO heritage sites
Dutch archaeologists said on Wednesday they have unearthed a Roman canal and road near ancient military camps that were this week listed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites. The canal — more than 10 metres (33 feet) wide — and road were uncovered last week near the eastern city of Nijmegen, a major Roman-era […]
Egypt arrests former MP for smuggling antiquities
Egyptian police arrested Thursday a former lawmaker and others on charges of illegal excavation and smuggling of 201 Pharaonic, Greek and Roman artefacts, an interior ministry statement said. Security agencies “arrested a criminal gang headed by a person, who was previously charged in four cases, for illegally excavating sites nationwide… with the aim of smuggling […]