The funerary temple of Ramses II, the 13th-century B.C.E pharaoh, is worthy of his epithet: the Great. On the west banks of the Nile at the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, in modern day Luxor, stand ...

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A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in an Egyptian burial chamber came with a complicated history: Ancient writing on the stone container showed that it had been used twice, but while its second occupant ...

Journey to the majestic temples of Abu Simbel, carved into the Nubian cliffs more than three thousand years ago by Pharaoh Ramses II, and discover the enduring tribute he built for his beloved Queen ...

THE face of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh can be seen for the very first time since he walked the Earth 3000 years ago. Ramesses II, who reigned in the 13th century BC, is known for his ...

Archaeologists restore and re-erect a colossal Ramesses II statue at Egypt, returning the monument to its original temple setting.

The artifact was unearthed under the floor of a Coptic structure in 2009, though its owner remained a mystery. From its decoration, researchers were only able to pinpoint that it had been used to ...

Among the many items sought by archaeologists, part of a statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, representing him ...

The newly restored colossus of King Ramses II at Luxor Temple has been placed in its original location according to the original layout of the Temple American Egyptologist Ray Johnson, a specialist at ...

For anyone who studies ancient Egypt—and even many who don’t—the name Ramses II looms large. Also known as Ramses the Great and Ozymandias, this New Kingdom pharaoh embodies many modern perceptions of ...

When artists transformed the measurements of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian skull into a reconstructed face, they came up with a pointed nose and chin more suited for a caricature than the son of a pharaoh ...