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In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy ...
Scientists put a face to a name after reconstructing the countenance of Tutankhamun's grandfather Amenhotep III, marking the first time the iconic figure's true likeness had been recreated in ...
Wall inscriptions and paintings suggest it belongs to era between the reigns of King Amenhotep II and King Thutmose IV, both pharaohs of the 18th dynasty.
CT scans did not determine Amenhotep I’s cause of death but estimated he died around age 35. The scans revealed postmortem injuries likely caused by tomb robbers or later embalmers.
Ramses II – Egypt’s most powerful ruler - 67 years of preparation. The scale of what was plundered from the Ramses II tomb alone is beyond my grasp. Unimaginable!
Egypt to mark centenary of Tutankhamun tomb discovery by inaugurating new, lavish museum The museum will hold more than 100,000 artifacts.
Within the framework of the project Conservation of the Wall Paintings of the Royal Tomb of Amenhotep III (KV22) in Luxor under the UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust, UNESCO Regional Office in Cairo ...
CAIRO (REUTERS) - An ancient tomb belonging to Amenhotep, guard of the temple of Egyptian deity Amun, has been discovered in the southern city of Luxor, the Egypt's antiquities ministry said on ...
The discovery demonstrates that Amenhotep II's temple continued to be seen as an important site many years after the pharaoh's death, Ibrahim told Egypt's Ahram Online.
The team focused on two paintings in particular: one found in the painted tomb chapel of Menna, an overseer of surveys under Amenhotep III (1391-1353 BCE), discovered in 1888; and the other found ...
This scene conveys ultimate fashionable taste during the reign of Ramesses II in the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 BCE). Chief physician Amenhotep (far right), walks with his family, their arms raised ...
Pharaoh Amenhotep II gave his wet nurse the royal treatment Upon her death around 3,450 years ago, the woman received embalming usually reserved for the elite. This secret was revealed by the ...