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Colored artifacts are seen at the tomb of RabuIa, door keeper of Amun during the 18th Dynasty, after restorations help by the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Heritage and Antiquities in Luxor, Egypt, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo)
May 14, 2026, 10:27 pm
Egypt unveils two colorfully decorated, restored, New Kingdom tombs in Luxor
Burial chambers Rabuya and his son Samut from 18th Dynasty contain scenes of activities including agriculture, harvest, crafts, bread, pottery and wine production
By Sayed Sheasha
A display showcases a stele and multiple artifacts during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor on January 8, 2025. (Khaled Desouk/AFP)
January 8, 2025, 9:07 pm
Egypt unveils new discoveries near Luxor, including 3,600-year-old burial shafts
Archaeologists find sealed coffin, archery bows in Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple, dating back to 16th century BCE, coins from 3rd century CE with image of Alexander the Great
By AP
Assembly of finds from a new discovery of 11 sealed Middle Kingdom burials in Luxor. Here, shown from Burial 2: a copper or copper alloy mirror with an ivory handle displaying the rather rare design of a four-faced Hathor presenting her as a woman with austere features. (South Asasif Conservation Project)
November 2, 2024, 8:12 pm
Joint US-Egypt archaeology team unearths 4,000-year-old tomb in Luxor
11 coffins for men, women and children found inside necropolis, suggesting it was a family tomb
By AP and ToI Staff
The "Screaming Woman," discovered in 1935 near Luxor, Egypt. (Sahar Saleem/Frontiers in Medicine)
August 2, 2024, 1:53 pm
Researchers say ancient ‘screaming’ mummy may have died with agonizing spasms
Scientists say woman, who was found in 1935 with expression resembling Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ may have suffered rare cadaveric spasm
By Will Dunham
This picture taken on November 25, 2021 shows a view of the human-headed sphinxes along the 2700-meter-long 'Rams Road' leading from the Temple of Luxor (background) to the Karnak Temple (unseen) further north, in Egypt's southern city of the same name (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
November 26, 2021, 3:07 am
Egypt unveils renovated 3,000-year-old ‘Avenue of the Sphinxes’ in Luxor
Ancient walkway connects famous Karnak and Luxor temples, is believed to have been path pilgrims trod to visit holy sites and pay tribute to their deities
By Haggag Salama
A picture taken on April 10, 2021, shows a worker carrying a pot at the archaeological site of a 3,000 year old city, dubbed The Rise of Aten, dating to the reign of Amenhotep III, uncovered by the Egyptian mission near Luxor. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)
April 10, 2021, 5:43 pm
Egypt shows off finds from 3,000-year-old ‘lost’ city near Luxor
Archaeologists put results of excavation up on display from what they say is the largest ancient city ever uncovered in Egypt
By Emmanuel Parisse
Tourists observe sarcophagi displayed in front of Hatshepsut Temple in Egypt's valley of the Kings in Luxor on October 19, 2019. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
October 20, 2019, 2:29 am
Egypt reveals details of ancient coffins – biggest such find in over a century
Discovery is the latest in a series that Cairo has sought to publicize in hopes of reviving its key tourism sector
By AP and ToI Staff
This photo provided by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities shows recently discovered ancient colored coffins with inscriptions and paintings, in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt, October 15, 2019. (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities via AP)
October 16, 2019, 6:39 pm
Archaeologists uncover 20 ancient coffins in Egypt
Egyptian Antiquities Ministry says sarcophagi discovered in Luxor are one of the ‘biggest and most important’ finds in recent years
By AP
This picture taken on November 24, 2018 shows a carved black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets, dating to Egypt's Late period (7th-4th century BC), lying in a burial chamber decorated with colored scenes depicting the owner with members of his family, discovered by an Egyptian archaelogical mission at the site of Tomb TT28 at Al-Assasif necropolis on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
November 25, 2018, 3:15 am
Egypt unveils ancient Luxor tomb ‘with very nice paintings’
Site belonging to mummification supervisor Thaw-Irkhet-If contains sarcophagi, statues and some 1,000 funerary figurines
By AFP
3,400-year-old limestone ostracon of the Egyptian 18th dynasty from the excavation of Theban Tomb 99. (Nigel Strudwick)
May 22, 2018, 5:35 am
First written record of Semitic alphabet, from 15th century BCE, found in Egypt
Inscribed 3,400-year-old limestone flake from Luxor is world’s first — and second — transliteration of early Canaanite alphabet, says Egyptologist Thomas Schneider
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Illustrative: Hot air balloons floating over the Nile River in Luxor at sunrise (iStock)
January 5, 2018, 6:19 pm
South African tourist killed in Egypt balloon crash, 12 injured
Tourists often take early morning hot air balloon rides over Luxor and the ancient Egyptian temples
By AFP
Egyptian excavation workers restore a mummy in a newly discovered tomb on Luxor's West Bank known as "KAMPP 150," December 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Hamada Elrasam)
December 10, 2017, 5:15 am
Archaeologists discover 2 ancient tombs in Egypt’s Luxor
Tourism minister says 3,500 year-old discovery part of efforts to promote tourism industry hit hard by extremist attacks and political turmoil following 2011 uprising
By AHMED HATEM
Archaeologists work on mummies found in the New Kingdom tomb that belongs to a royal goldsmith, in a burial shaft, in Luxor, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
September 10, 2017, 1:30 am
3,500-year-old pharonic tomb of royal goldsmith unearthed in Luxor
Worksmith’s art was dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Amun; Egyptian officials tout find in bid to revive ailing tourism industry
By Nariman El-Mofty
Foreign tourists visit the Hatshepsut Temple, in Luxor, Egypt.(photo credit: AP/Nasser Nasser)
From the WebApril 20, 2017, 2:29 am
Egypt unveils massive restored statue of Ramses II
When the 75-ton bust of the most celebrated of the ancient Pharaohs was discovered in 1958 and 1960, it was in 57 pieces, Reuters reports
Egyptian archaeologists work on a wooden coffin discovered in a 3,500-year-old tomb in the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis, near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, April 18, 2017. (AFP/Stringer)
April 18, 2017, 7:42 pm
Mummies, over 1,000 statues discovered in 3,500-year-old tomb in Egypt
Ancient burial chambers of a nobleman named Userhat near Luxor include colorful sarcophagi and other ritual items
By Mohamed Abdel Aziz
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