Archaeologists and restoration specialists began the painstaking work at Queen Hatshepsut's mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari ...

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, ...

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 ...

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, the head of the joint archaeological mission affiliated with the Zahi Hawass Center for Archaeology and Heritage has announced several new archaeological ...

Discover the 9 most famous Egyptian monuments. Learn about the Great Pyramid to Abu Simbel, with history, facts, and must-see ...

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 ...

The interesting historical fact about these two name-beads, engraved with hieroglyphic text, is their material: colorless glass. Dated to c.1497-1488 B.C., these beads are the earliest known examples ...

The chief sculptor was hard at work on a wall relief at the Temple of Hatshepsut, a religious site on the west bank of the Nile dedicated to the woman pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1473 to 1458 B.C.E.

IN 1893, Prof. Naville undertook for the Egypt Exploration Fund the work of clearing Queen Hatshepsut's celebrated temple at Deir-el-Bahari at the foot of the cliffs bounding the western side of the ...