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New finds a Ramesses II’s memorial temple show it was used for centuries. Among them is a “House of Life,” an Egyptian religious center for education.

Archaeology & Discoveries

Ancient Egyptian “House of Life” Discovered in Luxor

In the grand necropolis of ancient Thebes on the west bank of the Nile stands a sprawling mortuary complex to...

The excavated royal tomb at Abydos, and (inset) the burial chamber). Source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Archaeology & Discoveries

Mysterious Egyptian Tomb May Be From Lost “Abydos” Dynasty

It never rains but it pours when it comes to the tombs of ancient Egyptian pharaohs, said nobody ever, but...

The Valley of the Kings, near where the suspicious pile of rubble is located. Could there be an Egyptian royal tomb underneath? Source: © Vyacheslav Argenberg / http://www.vascoplanet.com/ / CC BY 4.0.

Archaeology & Discoveries

Team Behind the Discovery of Egyptian Royal Tomb May Have Found Another

Remember last week when we reported that the first Egyptian Royal Tomb in a century had been discovered? Well, the...

The alabaster remnants found in the tomb with the royal name of Thutmose II highlighted. Source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Archaeology & Discoveries

Tomb of Thutmose II: First Egyptian Royal Tomb Found in 100 Years

The 18th Dynasty of Egypt was the start of its last golden age as a superpower. Its founder, Ahmose I,...

Finds from the tomb include jewelry, two intact copper mirrors and (inset) a fertility idol in blue green faience. Source: South Asasif Conservation Project / Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.

Archaeology & Discoveries

Intact Egyptian Tomb Found in Luxor is 4,000 Years Old

A new and unknown Egyptian tomb has been found in Luxor in Egypt. What makes this discovery so exciting is...

It is theorized that the mastaba tombs which surround the earliest Egyptian pyramids, including those at Giza, may be designed to contain deadly radioactive uranium. Source: MagisterDawn / CC BY 3.0.

The Radioactive Guardian of the Egyptian Afterlife

The pyramids were old for most of Egyptian history. Of the three great kingdoms that this old and powerful civilization...

The Great Pyramids of Giza are the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Yasser Nazmi / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Ancient Civilizations

So, What Exactly is Hidden Inside the Great Pyramid?

There is no site more emblematic and obviously ancient Egyptian than the pyramids at Giza. The only wonder of the...