Two pyramids in Egypt—both more than 4,000 years old—are now open to the public for the first time in decades. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has completed its multi-year restoration of the ...
ISS017-E-008285 (30 May 2008) — Pyramids of Dashur, Egypt are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 17 crewmember on the International Space Station. While the pyramids of Giza are ...
CAIRO -- A top antiquities official says an Egyptian excavation team has discovered the remains of a new pyramid that dates back to the 13th Dynasty, some 3,700 years ago. The head of the Ancient ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. image: 6 1/4 in x 8 1/2 in; 15.875 cm ...
I just went on vacation in Egypt, and took one of the days to visit the various Pyramids that dot the landscape in northern Egypt. In the process, I found that there are a few unexpected tips I wish I ...
The tunnel into the burial chamber is so low that its rocky ceiling scrapes my spine. Hunched over, we scramble like crabs down the 79-metre passage into the heart of the Bent Pyramid. Outside, it is ...
image: 39 ¼ x 39 ¾ in. (99.6 x 101 cm.) sheet/flush mount: 52 ¾ x 51 ½ in. (134 x 130.7 cm.) ...
Archaeologists have discovered eight limestone sarcophagi with mummies inside around 25 miles south of Cairo, Egypt. The Antiquities Ministry said the mummies date back to the Late Period (664-332 BC) ...