Flash flooding in the Valley of the Kings has caused damage to the fragile rock beneath and above the archeological site. Burial chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamen, near Luxor, Egypt. Photo: Universal ...
Maggie Benson was the first woman granted official permission to excavate in Egypt. She’d become enamored with the country when she visited in 1894, seeking relief from her rheumatism in the dry, hot ...
The discovery of Thutmose II's tomb last week — the first burial of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh to be discovered within or near the Valley of the Kings since King Tutankhamun's tomb was found in 1922 ...
In “Women in the Valley of the Kings,” Kathleen Sheppard introduces us to a group of 19th-century archaeologists who changed the field forever. By W. M. Akers W.M. Akers is the author of the “Westside ...