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Supreme Council of Antiquities

Branch of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture

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Jan 1, 2026

What role has the Supreme Council of Antiquities (and its successors) played in managing high‑profile discoveries since 2010?

Since 2010 Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) — and the ministries and agencies that succeeded it — have acted as the central state gatekeeper for high‑profile archaeological finds: they con...

Jan 1, 2026

What legal and conservation rules govern new excavations on the Giza plateau and how do they affect investigations of subsurface anomalies?

New work on the Giza Plateau is tightly controlled by Egypt’s antiquities authorities, which prioritize conservation, tourism value, and careful scientific procedures; as a result, most recent investi...