Despite a very shaky start, Ramesses II (reigned c1279 - 1212 BC) used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt's ...

Archaeologists uncovered an exquisitely decorated tomb near the Step Pyramid, belonging to a high-status official who served ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of Batah-M-Woya, who was chief treasurer in the time of King Ramses II. The tomb is located in Saqqara, a huge necropolis south of Cairo, according to a ...

Archaeologists in Saqqara uncovered the beautifully decorated tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, royal treasurer and chief administrator ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, who served as head of the treasury under Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II. A team from Cairo University discovered the grave while excavating the ...

Finds include hidden third "ghost hand," alterations to a crown in Ramesses II portrait It is known that the ancient Egyptians had a highly formalized (and easily recognizable) painting style, and ...

At the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara, archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, an economic minister under the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II (r. ca. 1279–1213 B.C.). Like the ...

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