Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

The Hereditary Princess, greatly favored, sweet of love, Mistress of the South and North, fair of face, beauteous with the ...

Surrounded by treasure and covered in blood red dust, the Red Queen was discovered in a seventh-century Maya tomb, but her true identity remains unknown.

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Yiddish World VIDEO: Hasidic Jew’s trip to Iran to find Queen Esther’s tomb Abraham Schwartz had no idea that very soon Iran would be at war with Israel and a trip like this would be impossible ...

Subject Nefertari Queen, consort of Ramses II, King of Egypt Tomb Notes "Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, November 12, 1992-February 21, 1993. The ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the first royal tomb at the sprawling Maya site of Caracol, in ...

A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coatimundi were found with the ...

Te K'ab Chaak was a wealthy warrior king who rose to power in 331 C.E. His burial is the first royal tomb found in the ...

Nine steps down a stone staircase in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a royal tomb linked to King Midas' family in Turkey, revealing bronze vessels and insights ...