The Great Pyramid of Giza, built for Pharaoh Khufu, has fascinated historians, architects, and archaeologists for millennia. Among its many enigmas, the small, narrow shafts leading from its upper chambers have sparked intense debate. Were these shafts designed for ventilation,…
In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter made what would become the most famous archaeological discovery of the 20th century; the tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun. Tucked away in the Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamun’s tomb dazzled the world with…
KV34 (Kings’ Valley no. 34) is the rock-cut tomb of the ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) Thutmose III and is one of the early tombs in the Valley of the Kings in Thebes West from the 18th Dynasty (New Kingdom) that…
For decades, a hidden marvel lay beneath the Giza Plateau. Discovered by chance in the 1940s by local guides, an underground shaft and its connected chambers have captivated the imaginations of explorers and scholars alike. However, rising water levels and…
Carved into the very mountainside of Nubia remains a testament to love that transcends time. The Temple of Nefertari, “excavated in the mountain of eternal workmanship,” as the inscription proudly declares, is a pharaoh’s grand gesture of devotion to his…
THE RHYTHM OF THE NILE Tutankhamun’s story begins in ancient Egypt, a land shaped by the seasonal changes to the Nile River. All life in Egypt depended on the river—the Nile provided food and natural resources, land for crops, a…
