Seeing the longest eclipse in our lifetime is just the start of an unforgettable trip to visit remnants of an ancient ...

The artifacts—including golden rings, ornaments, beads and a small statue depicting ... (in present-day Luxor) that ...

The discovery could lead to a much better understanding of the temple complex near Luxor and their historical ... representing the deities Amun, Khonsu and Mut. The three gods were a family ...

Discovered in the Ramesseum of Luxor the House of Life, a school inside the temple ... depicting a deified Ramses II before the god Amun-Ra, as well as remains of the decorative frieze that originally ...

Around 400 miles (643km) south is Luxor, a city also rich with the vestiges ... Described for centuries as statues of the fictional Greek hero Memnon, these 59-feet (18m) high effigies of ...

Among the most striking finds is a golden amulet depicting the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu ... Abdel Ghaffar Wagdy, director-general of Luxor antiquities and head of the mission from the ...

Ptolemaic Egyptian constellations at Dendera. Credit: wikimedia commons / Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0 Ancient Egyptian astrology used a zodiac system with 12 signs, much like the one used today. However, ...

The city said it would provide stewards for its statue of the folk song figure — and repair its bust, which has been damaged by excessive touching. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London In song ...

A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility cult. The statue decorated the façade of a monumental tomb dedicated ...

A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.” Raphael Glucksmann ...

The United States has firmly rejected a suggestion by French politician Raphael Glucksmann that the Statue of Liberty should be returned to France, dismissing his remarks as unwarranted and ...