The most famed collection of such elaborate tombs—the Valley of the Kings—lies on the Nile's west bank near Luxor. During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ...

Howard Carter had been excavating in the Valley of the Kings for a decade and was no ... peered inside to see the interior.

THE face of the Valley of the Kings Pharaoh who rewrote history can be seen for the first time in 3,500 years. The famous Amenhotep I ushered in a new age of peace and prosperity for ancient Egypt ...

As Kathleen Sheppard explains in “Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age,” this “change-of-air cure” was popular among the British elite.

As Kathleen Sheppard explains in “Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age,” this “change-of-air cure” was popular among the British elite.

As its name suggests, the Valley of the Kings is where dozens of pharaohs were laid to rest. In fact, you'll find 63 royal tombs here, including notable pharaohs like Tutankhamun (or King Tut), Ay ...

The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings, marking the first such find in a century. While the burial chamber is mostly empty due to post-burial flooding ...