His reign was legendary, but his afterlife was an epic all its own. Looted by tomb robbers, moved by priests to hide from thieves, and even given a modern passport by the Egyptian government—the body ...
Join historian Greg Jenner for a fast-paced, funny and fascinating journey through the life of Ramesses II, aka Ramesses the Gr8, one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous Pharaohs, and possibly its biggest ...
Florida might seem about as far from modern-day Egypt as possible - and just a few thousand years from the end of the sprawling Ancient Egyptian Empire.
Egham, UK-based EFM is one such company that handles special cargo relating to museum logistics. It was recently appointed by a major touring exhibition ...
The opening of an exhibition dedicated to the special relationship between Nefertari's tomb and Italy brought the world's most famous Egyptologist, Zahi Hawass, and the Italian ambassador to Cairo, ...
The exhibition also includes more recent archaeological discoveries from Saqqara – the necropolis of the ancient capital Memphis. Think everything from monumental statues and mummy coffins, to death ...
A middle-aged woman continuously shed tears in front of the golden mask of the boy pharaoh excavated from the darkness 3,300 ...
Following a $50m revamp of the Pyramids and the opening of the GEM Museum, now is the ideal time to take to the Nile, as ...
“Civilisations: Rise and Fall is the next iteration, building on this important legacy, and bringing a fresh eye to this ...
Since the Egyptian Museum was founded in Tahrir Square in 1902 by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon, that edifice stood as a declaration of modern Egypt’s awakening to its own history, marking the ...
While exploring the surroundings of the temple of the pharaoh Ramesses II (reigned ca. 1279–1213 B.C.) in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos, archaeologists from New York University’s Institute for ...
Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell and Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan standing in a tomb lit by torches in The Mummy - Universal Pictures The "Indiana Jones" franchise is over, adventure/romance movies ...