It was the way in which Amun had come to be seen that enabled these priests to amass wealth in the first place. During the New Kingdom period of Egypt, agriculture was the primary economic sector.

An approximately 3,500-year-old settlement was discovered in Egypt in Kom el-Negus, located about 27 miles west of Alexandria ...

These were built during Egypt’s New Kingdom period (1539-1075 B.C.), a period when many Egyptian customs began to appear in Kushite culture. The stones were set in place with a shaduf ...

the first pharaoh of Egypt's golden New Kingdom era. The discovery of more than 1,000 decorated stone blocks on the outskirts of Hatshepsut's funerary temple above was announced on Wednesday by ...

The excavations, conducted on the eastern slope of Saqqara, revealed four mastaba tombs from the late 2nd Dynasty and early 3rd Dynasties and over 10 burials from the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom.

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

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 ...

After 20 years of development, The Grand Egyptian Museum brings ancient Egypt back to life. Following two decades of setbacks, the much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has opened its doors, ...

Egypt’s recent discovery at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri is of paramount ... These depictions and the accompanying texts provide invaluable insights into the religious practices and ...

Archaeologists Stumble on New Findings in Queen Hatshepsut's Famous Mortuary Temple in Egypt, Stuns Researchers Archaeologists at Luxor, Egypt made several notable finds at Deir al-Bahari, which was a ...

Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for housing the tombs of high officials from the Egyptian Old Kingdom, a joint ...

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt on Wednesday unveiled new archaeological discoveries ... included the rock-cut tombs of high-ranking Middle Kingdom officials and an 18th-dynasty tomb of “the Overseer ...