A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has made a significant discovery at the Temple of Edfu during restoration work on the temple’s roof, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, having ...

Thin gold leaf decorations, however, are only rarely documented due to their great fragility. At Edfu, particles of this type of gilding have now been discovered in numerous places on the higher ...

Since 2021, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has worked alongside Germany’s University of Würzburg to clean and preserve the Temple of Edfu, which is devoted to the falcon god ...

The Temple of Edfu is one of the best-preserved Ptolemaic Egyptian temples, offering insight into the myths, religion, and language of Egypt during the Hellenistic period. The impressive size of ...

In a remarkable archaeological discovery, the Edfu Temple in Upper Egypt has revealed, for the first time, a new section of its original hieroglyphic inscriptions and coloured scenes, shedding new ...

One of the colorful paintings uncovered in the temple of Edfu. Martin Stadler / Universität Würzburg The ongoing restoration of one of the largest temples in Egypt has revealed colorful ...

Restorers working inside the temple of Edfu. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt A collaborative archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the University ...

The Horus Temple at Edfu is one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt, featuring a collection of inscriptions and artworks that record important information about the ancient Egyptian language ...