Karnak Temple: Amun’s Great Sanctuary
The pharaohs enriched Egypt’s principal cult site, dedicated to Amun, the great god of the new kingdom, for more than […]
Wadi Al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales), the desert where the whales swam
Wadi Al-Hitan or Valley of the Whales is a region of the Governorate of Faiyum, in the western desert of
This is How the Egyptians Dragged Stone Blocks from the Quarries
An archaeological team has discovered the method used by the ancient Egyptians to move stone blocks from the alabaster quarries
The town of the pyramids workers and their necropolis
The whims of fate and luck play a significant role in spectacular archaeological findings, and they nearly always go hand
Deir el-Medina (Valley of the Artisans)
Deir el-Medina (Convent of the City) is an Egyptian town founded by Thutmose I, pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. At
Tutankhamun’s treasure, the king’s life in the hereafter
The grave goods that Howard Carter found in 1922 in the famous tomb of the Valley of the Kings contained
Contraceptive methods of the ancient Egyptians
Although having children was the primary duty of Egyptian women, and offspring were a source of family happiness, some surviving
The “Books of Breaths”, texts for the afterlife in ancient Egypt
The translation and study of a Papyrus which contains one of the many ancient Funerary texts has recently been published
The bust of Nefertiti, the work that its creator hid
Few archaeological discoveries have caused as much interest as that of the poly-chrome bust of Nefertiti. Its exhibition for the
Hatshepsut, the great queen of the 18th dynasty
When she acceded to the throne of Egypt, Hatshepsut surrounded herself with a group of officials and priests who held