After the Nubian pharaohs lost power ... This civilization grew in power just as Egypt’s Middle Kingdom was in decline around 1785 B.C. By 1500 B.C., the Nubian empire roughly stretched from ...

ancient Egyptian ... Like most pharaohs, Rameses I immediately set about doing things for which he would be remembered. These pursuits took him to the far ends of his kingdom, and even beyond.

The city dates to the reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, who ruled from 1391 to 1353 BC. The city continued to be used by pharaohs Ay and Tutankhamun, whose nearly ...

During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high priests, and other elites of ...

A palace of the Old Kingdom pyramid age has never been found in Egypt. We do have palaces from the late middle kingdom, possibly, and certainly from the new kingdom. An Egyptologist named David O ...

The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has been studied for the first time in millennia after being digitally "unwrapped". The mummy of Amenhotep I, who ruled from 1525 to 1504 BC ...

The tomb dates to a period known as the Middle Kingdom (circa 2030 to 1640 B.C.), a time when Egypt was unified and thriving. "This is the first Middle Kingdom tomb found in the area," the team ...

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, 100 years ago, the mystery of the boy king's death has captivated historians and ...

Archaeologists, while excavating the tomb of Jifai-Hapi, the governor of Egypt's Asyut region during the Middle Kingdom, discovered his only daughter Idi's tomb. The Ministry of Tourism and ...

A team led by Kathleen Martinez, who has worked for two decades in hopes of finding Cleopatra’s tomb, has unearthed new ...

Founded in 305 B.C., the dynasty persisted until Rome defeated and annexed the kingdom in 30 B.C. The ... striped head cloth worn by ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Dominican archaeologist Kathleen ...

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