After decades of careful repair and restoration work, the massive statues known as the Colossi of Memnon have been unveiled ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered three New Kingdom tombs dating to more than 3,000 years ago. The burials were found within a cemetery now known as Dra Abu el-Naga, which is near modern-day ...

Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the ...

Five hundred meters east of today’s Nile, in the city of ancient Thebes, rises one of Egypt’s greatest and most enduring monuments: the temple complex of Karnak. Over 3,000 years, its colossal pylons ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "Kom el Hetan is the site of ...

"In a departure from tradition, most kings of the 18th Dynasty were buried not in pyramid complexes but in tombs tunneled deep into the limestone cliffs flanking a wadi in Thebes known as the Valley ...

Included among these animals were baboons, notably species not native to ancient Egypt, and not much is known about how these animals were acquired and kept. In this study, the researchers examined a ...

Gorgeous zodiac paintings decorating the roof and walls of the 2,200-year-old Temple of Esna in southern Egypt have been revealed during a restoration project that's clearing away two millennia's ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom. Researchers analyzed artifacts tied to Pharaoh Ahmose, gaining rare access to ...

Archaeologists found a simple tomb near Luxor and identified it as the 3,500-year-old burial site of King Thutmose II, officials said. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Baboons were raised in captivity before being mummified in Ancient Egyptian sites, according to a new study. Baboons were raised in captivity before being mummified in Ancient Egyptian sites, ...