History
History
Why the Rosetta Stone is so important to Egypt and Egyptian history
For most of the past two centuries, the story of the Rosetta Stone has been told as a tale of European genius: French soldiers stumble upon a broken slab in…
Luxor
Karnak Temple
Karnak Temple, located in Luxor, Egypt, is one of the largest and most impressive ancient religious complexes in the world. It was dedicated to the god Amun…
History
The Most Significant Artifact that Most People Miss in the Egyptian Museum
The old Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square has been the home to Egypt’s most prized archaeological treasures for more than a century. Until…
Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel, Ramses the Great’s Greatest Monument to Himself
In the far south of Egypt near the remote and desolate border with Sudan stands one of the most recognizable monuments in the world – the temples of Abu…
History
The Mystery of King Tut’s “Other Worldly” Burial Dagger Finally Solved
Although the entire field of Egyptology is only about 200 years old, dating back to the deciphering of the Rosetta Stone and the unlocking of the ancient…
Giza
New archaeological finds in Egypt continue to astonish
Important discoveries out of Egypt have again been flooding the global news as archaeologists continue to explore beneath the sands of the Saqqara necropolis…
History
More Unsealed Mummies Discovered at Saqqara
If you’ve ever wandered around the rocky grounds of the Saqqara royal necropolis, the site of the Pharaoh Djoser’s famous Step Pyramid just south of the most…
The Pyramids & Sphinx
Step Pyramid Interior Reopens to the Public
The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Sakkara is one of the most unique pyramids in Egypt and the oldest pyramid still standing anywhere in the world. While most of…
Cairo
Mummies on the Move
There have been quite a few recent developments about mummies in Egypt lately, including the largest discovery of mummies in over a century near Luxor, which…
Downtown Cairo Sites
Did Ancient Egyptians Really Mummify Their Pets?
We all know that the ancient Egyptians mummified the dead bodies of their loved ones with elaborate rituals and scientific rigor, whether they were a revered…
Luxor
New Major Mummy Discovery Unveiled in Luxor
The largest new discovery of ancient Egyptian mummies in over a century has been revealed to the public by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities at a ceremony in…
History
New Discovery Makes Pharaohs Look Modern, Sort Of
A team of archaeologists work in northern Egypt have discovered the site of an ancient settlement that makes even the Pharaohs and the Pyramids look young…
Alexandria
Tracing the Physical Legacy of Cleopatra
On this year’s International Women’s Day today, Egypt Travel Blog would like to pay homage to one of ancient Egypt’s most famous figures and a woman whose…
History
New Discoveries
One of the amazing things about Egypt is that the entire country is still an active archaeological site. With over five thousand years of history under its…
Alexandria
Ancient Knowledge and Modern Remembrance
It’s National Library Week in the United States, so it’s as good of a time as any to talk about one of the world’s most famous libraries – the ancient Library…
Giza
Visiting the Pyramids of Giza
Egypt’s most popular historical site, and one of the most well known the world over, is of course the Pyramids, the most famous of which are located just…
Luxor
Luxor Temple
Despite its prominent name, Luxor Temple is actually the second most famous temple in Luxor behind the much larger and greater Temple of Karnak just down the…
Luxor
The Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens in the area of Luxor is a lesser visited royal necropolis in which various family members of several dynasties of pharaohs were laid…
History
World’s Oldest Haute Couture
Anyone a fan of vintage fashion? How about 5000 year old couture?
Luxor
The World’s First Drag “King”
Beyonce, Gaga, even Hillary ain’t got nothing on ancient Egypt’s biggest diva. She ruled the world’s most powerful empire over 3400 years before women even…
Cairo
Flashback: The Other Old Cairo
I tend to think of there really being two Old Cairos. The first is, of course, what most people who live in and visit Cairo refer to when they talk about Old…
Abu Simbel
The Crazy Logistics of Getting to and from Abu Simbel
NOTE: This article was updated in April of 2023 to reflect the changing logistics of getting to and from Abu Simbel.
Luxor
The Valley of the Kings
When most people think of Egypt, they usually think of three things: pyramids, tombs, and temples. While the first of those, the Pyramids, are primarily…
Giza
The Sphinx
The Sphinx occupies a prominent space on the same plateau as the Pyramids of Giza, just downhill a little and due east from Khafre’s (Chephren’s) pyramid (the…