Ramses II built more colossal statues of himself than any other pharaoh did. The largest of them once stood here, at his mortuary temple. Weighing over 1,000 tons and once standing nearly 60 feet tall ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "After the death of Thutmose II, ...

Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture and ...

Egyptologists have found a stone chest containing a sacrificial goose and ceramic box, thought to be a little under 3,500 years old, in the heart of a royal cemetery in Deir el-Bahari. One of the ...

One of the world's most iconic archaeological sites is at risk of being ruined, experts have warned. Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor, Egypt, is now its its most fragile state since its discovery in 1922, ...

On Thursday evening, Governor of Luxor, Eng. Abdel Mottaleb Amara, and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, welcomed King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia. This visit is the first by ...

CAIRO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Archaeologists have uncovered intact portions of the foundation wall of pharaonic Queen Hatshepsut's valley temple in Luxor and the nearby tomb of Queen Teti Sheri, ...

Everybody likes a second chance, and our NOVA obelisk-raising team is no exception. Though they learned a lot in the process, their first attempt failed, and they're positively itching to have another ...

"After the death of Thutmose II, Hatshepsut herself assumed pharaonic power and privilege, and for the construction of a temple for her cultus she selected a majestic half-circle of cliffs bounding ...