Mohamed Abdel Badi, head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, said early studies suggest the statue was first installed in Per ...

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a massive ancient Egyptian statue at the Tell El-Faraoun site in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A slab of granite etched with hieroglyphics. A sarcophagus fragment discovered beneath the floor of a religious center belongs to ...

Despite a very shaky start, Ramesses II (reigned c1279 - 1212 BC) used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt's ...

The upper half of a giant statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II has been discovered near the ancient city of Hermopolis (modern-day el-Ashmunein), about 155 miles (250 kilometers) south ...

Ramesses II, who was born a civilian, inherited Egypt’s throne as a teenager, fought several prolonged conflicts with the Hittite empire, warded off pirate incursions along the Mediterranean coast, ...

Ramesses II, often called Ramesses the Great, was one of the most powerful and famous rulers of ancient Egypt. He ruled for more than sixty years during the height of the New Kingdom and left behind ...

Queen Nefertari, great royal wife of Ramses II, was one of the most celebrated women of ancient Egypt and one of the few queens to be elevated to an almost divine status during her lifetime. She ...

An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team of archaeologists who analyzed the hieroglyphics on its side.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A team of South Korean researchers has made a major historical discovery in Luxor, Egypt, unearthing a 3,300-year-old cartouche bearing the name of Pharaoh Ramses II. The hieroglyphic inscription was ...

According to the prize-winning Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson in his new book Ramesses The Great: Egypt’s King of Kings, part of the Yale University Press Ancient Lives Series, Ramesses was the most ...