The tombs of three prominent statesmen from the New Kingdom era (1539 to 1077 BCE) have been uncovered in Luxor, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

At the edge of Egypt’s vast Eastern Desert, ... These 2,200-Year-Old Shackles Reveal The Dark Side of Egypt’s Ancient Gold Mines. ... It existed at least since the Old Kingdom period.

Features November/December 2020. In the Reign of the Sun Kings Old Kingdom pharaohs faced a reckoning that reshaped Egypt’s balance of power ...

Excavations take place at the site of a 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber of an unknown king, in Abydos, Egypt, March 25, 2025. (Dr. Josef Wegner/Penn Museum) ...