The origin of Elephantine Island’s name remains murky. Some spy the mammal in its hulking granite rocks, or conjure the specter of some long-extinct herd. Others point to the lucrative ivory trade it ...

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has started preparations for the necessary studies to start a project to restore and redevelop the Aswan Museum in Elephantine Island. Aswan Museum was ...

A recent open-access study published in Archaeometry unveils the first direct evidence of arsenical bronze production on Elephantine Island, Aswan, dating to Egypt's Middle Kingdom (c. 2000–1650 BCE).

A Swiss excavation mission led by Swiss archaeologist Cornelius Pilgrim unearthed two headless statues and an offering stele during excavation works within the vicinity of Khnum temple on the Nile ...