Breaking News: King Tutankhamun’s tomb hidden chambers confirmed by radar. “It could be the discovery of the century…” said Egyptian Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty
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Egypt
1922-1930 The deconstruction of Tutankhamun’s tomb, in color
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Star-crossed voyager: The sad career of the MS Achille Lauro.
Burned, blown up, hijacked, bankrupted, and finally sunk...ships don't get much unluckier than this one. [Read Me!]
The Monastery of Saint Catherine.
42 Historical People, No. 3: Thuya, Egyptian noblewoman.
The still-regal mummified head of a woman who lived over 3,300 years ago attests to the beauty and poise she must have had in life. Her name was Thuya (also transliterated as [Read Me!]
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
When Egypt was cool: the “Tutmania” craze of the 1920s.
This is the second article in my 1920s Week series. On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered the first of sixteen stone steps that led down into the [Read Me!]
Earth Panorama: the tomb of Ramesses VI, Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
If this looks like a set from an Indiana Jones movie, it should. This magnificently-decorated burial chamber is hewn out of solid stone in the arid deserts of the Valley of [Read Me!]
42 Historical Objects, No. 8: Roman child’s rag doll.
When this doll's owner last played with it 1500 years ago, the world was unimaginably different--yet in many ways kids haven't changed. [Read Me!]
Retro Book Review: Secret of the Pyramids (Choose Your Own Adventure).
The second Choose Your Own Adventure book by anyone other than Edward Packard or R.A. Montgomery has a catchy title, a wonderful locale, a thought-provoking cover, and a lot [Read Me!]
