Cruising along the Nile is a good way to visit Upper Egypt. In 2024, Egypt welcomed a record 15.7 million tourists, up from ...

When Hatshepsut’s successor, Thutmose III, came to the throne, he ordered the destruction of images ... ancient Egypt, although typically these spaces contained burials for sacred animals. The ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,600 ... A team found the pot at Karnak Temple, a complex near Luxor (ancient Thebes). The temple was initially built around 4,000 years ago and was ...

Past visitors noted that exploring the Karnak Temple Complex is like traveling back in time. The temples are large and offer insight into life in ancient Egypt. Keep in mind that it can get hot ...

When the Nile flooded, Egyptians celebrated the feast of Opet, a joyous procession the carried statues of the gods from Karnak ... Egypt’s fertility. This time of joyous renewal was also when ...

Since at least 2021, internet users have been admiring an impressive, but fake image purporting to show the core of the Milky Way galaxy framed by Karnak, an ancient Egyptian temple complex ...

Of course, we’ve learned a lot from the buildings and monuments of Ancient Egypt that are still standing. Like the pyramids! Or the Temples of Karnak! People can still walk amongst the ruins of ...

Khnum Khufu (2589 B.C. – 2566 B.C.) (Credit:thrshr/Getty Images) Khufu was one of the earlier ... Much of it was built at the temple complex known as Karnak. Rameses was designated as the future King ...