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The Father's As Amenemhat I drew on Old Kingdom models, the main features of his complex at El Lisht followed those of the standard pyramid complex of the earlier period. [...]

Beginning with the New Kingdom, the relationship between the god Amun and the kings of Egypt was an extremely close one. To maintain the well being of their country and […]

IMAGINE you are living in ancient Egypt more than 3,400 years ago. Now imagine that you need to get a message to a relative who lives several hundred miles away, […]

Akhenaten's reign brought about dramatic changes to all aspects of Egyptian life. Akhenaten is known as the world's first monotheist--believer in one god. When he called for worshipping the Aten--the […]

In many ways, farmers were the most important people in ancient Egypt. After all, it was they who fed the country. During the flood season, farmers were also called upon [...]

The Valley of the Kings near the city of Luxor in Egypt has obtained the name because of its being the burial site of all the pharaohs who ruled from 1078 to 1539. Egyptologists have unearthed numerous tombs of past rulers including Ramses II, Horemheb, and Tutankhamun.

Kenena the thief was breaking into royal tombs. This one held at least 50 sons of Ramses II, one of the greatest kings of ancient Egypt. The mummy of the […]

After Akhenaten died, his successor, Tutankhamun, abandoned the worship of the Aten and moved the religious capital back to Thebes where Amun reigned supreme. He and his court left behind […]

Amenhotep IV belonged to the 18th Dynasty of Egyptian rulers and reigned during what is now known as the New Kingdom. Dynasties were divisions that the ancient Egyptians themselves used […]

AS ENIGMATIC AS THE FACE OF AKHENATEN, THE PHARAOH WHO TURNED HIS BACK ON THE OLD GODS OF EGYPT, WERE THE FATES OF HIS WIFE NEFERTITI AND HIS HEIR TUTANKHAMUN. [...]

A menemhat I, the first king of the 12th Dynasty, evidently wanted to begin his reign with a break from the past. To symbolize this fresh start, he founded a [...]

As the explorers peered into the tomb, their excitement grew. Through the thick shadows and the dust of three thousand years, they saw glints of gold and jewels beyond their [...]

For nearly 3,000 years, pharaohs ruled ancient Egypt. An absolute ruler, the pharaoh was king to the Egyptian people. They believed that he--or she--was a god in human form and [...]

WORD STORIES Libya To the west of ancient Egypt lived the Libu (see also pages 30-32), one of many tribes in the area. Surviving ancient accounts dating to the time […]

THE huge temples and enormous funerary monuments of ancient Egypt with their profusion of hieroglyphs are a source of amazement to the modern mind, which cannot easily grasp their usefulness [...]

A helmet plucked from the bottom of Haifa Bay was no ordinary soldier's headpiece, say U.S. and Israeli archaeologists. The 2,600-year-old relic was covered in leaf gold and adorned with [...]

WHAT'S CHANGED? The recording of the scene, the time period, and the purpose of the trip. Above is a stone relief on the funeral monument at Deir el-Bahri. Hatshepsut, who […]

Ramesses had a very long reign as pharaoh of Egypt. Traditionally, pharaohs who ruled for many years would celebrate this longevity with a festival called the Heb-Sed, or Jubilee. The […]

Egyptian kings were expected to defend their lands against foreigners. Army training started at an early age. It is known that Ramesses had already earned the title "Commander-in-Chief of the […]