2017 STORY ARCHIVE
JANUARY 2017
This charming blue faience amulet of the goddess Nut was made at Tuna el-Gebel, a town built from the ruins of Akhenaten's ruined dream city
FEBRUARY 2017
There are several “World Cat Days” throughout the year, and you can expect us to celebrate each and every one!
Are there hidden chambers in Tutankhamun's tomb hiding the burial of Queen Nefertiti? An Italian team is reportedly set to settle the mystery.
Rather than the usual kingly confidence, Senusret III's statues make the king look old and tired.
MARCH 2017
Within those great niches stood massive flagstaffs, each dedicated to a protective goddess.
A doting mother—Queen Nefertiti—enjoys some quality time with two of her young princesses.
APRIL 2017
This NASA image captures the entire long, thin stage on which ancient Egypt played out for over 3,000 years.
Meet the new face of Luxor Temple—now with another colossal granite statue of Ramesses II.
It was critical that the tomb protecting this ka statue of 13th Dynasty ruler, Hor Awibre, beat the tomb robbers. At risk, no less, was the king's afterlife!
One of his achievements was this barque shrine in Luxor Temple, which presented him as the legitimate heir of the pharaohs.
The 13th-Dynasty pyramid of (probably) little-known king, Ameny Qemau, has been re-discovered at Dahshur.
JUNE 2017
When the tomb was sealed for the Theban police chief and his wife, it was just the beginning.
Less Hollywood. More mystery. This intriguing mummy is highly unlikely to try and wreak havoc on the world, but is fascinating for another reason.
The anti-Trump Women's Marchers and Queen Hatshepsut—both occasions of women rising to the occasion and doing what was necessary.