Piye became the first pharaoh of Egypt’s 25th dynasty (ca 770-656 B.C.), the so-called Black Pharaohs. The tomb of Queen Khennuwa in Meroë. The art adorning this fourth-century B.C. tomb is ...
You want to focus on the Scorpion King, one of the first kings of Egypt. Going back to 3150 BC. Dynasty Zero. We don’t even have the First Dynasty yet. I’m Pat McGovern. I’m from the ...
The first pylon, or main entrance ... scarring the family legacy. The 18th Dynasty, which had ruled Egypt on the strength of a single family and its allies, finally came to an end after two ...
took me right back to the breathtaking moment when Carter's workers revealed that first carved stone step. Three ancient Egyptian dynasties buried their pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings.
Officials have announced a number of discoveries during excavations around the valley temple of the powerful Egyptian queen, ...
Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204-foot structure was built of stone instead of ...