The fact that Ramesses II lived to around age 90 was, in itself, quite a feat in ancient Egypt. At the time "most people died ...

English explorer Howard Carter successfully unearthed the treasures of King Tutankhamun's tomb. This discovery is considered ...

On April 8th, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt announced the discovery of “The Rise of Aten,” a city in Luxor ...

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Accompanied by a rais, the local foreman, Loret lit candles and entered. (King Tut's grandparents were Egypt's royal power couple.) In the flickering gloom, he and the rais found a small figurine ...

In 2025 archaeologists announced the identification of the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II near Luxor’s famed Valley of ...

Nestled in the dense Lacandón rain forest in Chiapas, Palenque is one of the most impressive Maya sites, known for its multi-level pyramids, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and hidden crypts home to ...

When we visited King Tut’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, we were in the midst of a guided Abercrombie & Kent tour of Egypt ...

Tutankhamun's tomb, discovered by archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings on Nov. 4, 1922, was found loaded with treasures. Some of those artifacts, like his death mask, are widely known.

It presents a selection of original ancient Egyptian artefacts from as far back as 4000 B.C including a funerary shabti from the 20th Dynasty that belonged to Howard Carter’s private collection, ...

While his tomb was mostly destroyed, photos showed depictions of funeral furniture carriers and a banquet in hieroglyphics on the surviving walls. Other tombs are from the 18th Dynasty ...