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.

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

The necropolis of Saqqara, an Egyptian archaeological gem, reveals a new surprise ... providing a valuable glimpse into the Old Kingdom of Egypt.

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 ...

This is a bronze hook from Ancient Egypt. This object or artefact takes us back over three thousand years to the New Kingdom. In Ancient Egypt, when someone important died, their body was ...

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 ...