Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the ...

At Karnak Temple in Thebes—where his son and grandson would later erect the Great Hypostyle ... the promising start, Rameses I's reign ended so quickly that his tomb was only partially complete ...

During the New Kingdom period (1550 to 1070 B.C.E.), just after Ramses III’s reign ... the search for Cleopatra’s tomb. Then, read about who really built the Great Pyramids of Giza.

The tomb of his principal wife Nefertari ... his reign was the Battle of Kadesh (now in Syria) in 1274 BC. Rameses claimed a great victory against the Hittites, who were long-standing enemies ...

The tomb of a commander of Ramesses III's army, found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has made ...

The University of Manchester is hosting a day school to discuss the scientific study of ancient Egyptian mummies, which will include the question, was the great Pharaoh Ramesses II a true redhead ...

3,200 years ago, Egypt is living the final hours of its golden age under the reign of Ramesses II ... of his great journey towards the afterlife but only under one condition: that his tomb ...

Over the decades, their efforts have ranged from restoration projects to excavations to in-depth analysis of the temple, dedicated to the pharaoh Ramses II, or Ramses the Great. This time ...