Sowada recommends allowing a minimum of 10 days to explore, including the key sites in this guide. She also suggests that visitors take the time to savour the country beyond the monuments. "It is a ...

It has been suggested that the mummy found in tomb KV55, which is believed to be Akhenaten, is his father, with Akhenaten's own sister potentially being his mother. A member of the public admires the ...

From a necklace containing 2,930 diamonds to a vanity case in the shape of a sarcophagus, this show is nothing less than a ...

However, it is clear that they have an even greater function to fulfil as, contextually, everything in the tomb has symbolism and meaning, even down to the wooden boxes for preserved meats, which were ...

everything in the tomb has symbolism and meaning, even down to the wooden boxes for preserved meats, which were intended to sustain Tutankhamun in the afterlife. The care with which the trays and ...

The famous Boy King pharaoh, Tutankhamun, ruled Ancient Egypt from around 1332 - 1323 BC. He ascended the throne at just nine years old but died unexpectedly at the age of around 18. His tomb was ...