Valley of the Queens
Valley of the Queens is the name of the necropolis of ancient Egypt where queens and princes of the Nineteenth and Twentieth dynasties were buried, although some from earlier times have also been found. It is located southwest of the Valley of the Kings, opposite...Read more
The discovery of the tomb of Maya, treasurer of Tutankhamun
In 1975, the British archaeologist Geoffrey Martin, of the Egypt Exploration Society, began the search in the Saqqara necropolis for a very special tomb: that of the henchman of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, the influential and powerful Maya. But the location of the tomb...Read more
Kaaper or Sheikh el-Beled (Headman of the village)
Kaaper also known as the (Headman of the village), is a wooden sculpture of the Egyptian nobleman Ka-aper, which was carved in the time of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, in the late 4th Dynasty or the early 5th Dynasty. Find and history The statue was found in the year...Read more
Amun in ancient Egypt
God Amun. Amun is traditionally linked to the hidden, that which is everywhere but cannot be seen, only felt. From this conception derives his connection with the air and the wind that surround everything. This attribution to the figure of the god did not remain...Read more