Graphics experts have brought the ancient past to life by recreating the face of Amenhotep I, the pharaoh who founded the Valley of the Kings and reshaped Egyptian history. Amenhotep I ...

Amenhotep III (a granite head from the temple complex is his best extant portrait) was succeeded by his son Akhenaten, who revolutionized Egypt's religion—temporarily. ALADIN ABDEL NABY ...

Earthquakes, looting and Nile floods obscured much of ruler Amenhotep III's temple until archaeologists embarked on a massive excavation there in 1999. (About one-eighth of the site is visible ...