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Ancient Egyptian temple draws thousands for rare solar alignment, with another chance in February

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Twice a year, a golden sunbeam illuminates a 3,000-year-old Egyptian temple

Twice a year, on Oct. 22 and Feb. 22 — dates believed to mark the ascension of Ramesses II to the throne and his birthday — ...
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An Ancient Temple in Sudan Is Challenging What We Thought We Knew About Egypt’s Powerful Neighbor

Ceramics unearthed by archaeologists excavating a temple in modern Sudan offer new insights into the mysterious ancient ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Were Ancient Egyptians Really Just Like Us? Revelations About Egypt From an Archaeologist, an Art Historian and an Egyptologist

The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx might be Egypt’s superstars, but look beyond them and you’ll find intriguing myths, a warm modern-day culture and a very human side to ancient history—and ...
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New sections of ancient Egyptian temple reveal inscriptions of Pharaoh Psamtik I

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient temple complex in the village of al-Qasr in the Bahariya Oasis, Egypt, July 3, 2026. (photo credit: EGYPTIAN TOURISM ...
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8 photos of must-see ancient Egyptian temples

Let me start with a confession: I'm not really into cruising. Being trapped on a huge floating hotel and shuffling round after tour groups isn't really my idea of fun. But a Nile River Cruise through ...
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What Egyptian temples really looked like

Today, most ancient Egyptian temples appear as weathered stone monuments, their surfaces faded by thousands of years of sun, wind, and erosion. Yet when these structures were first built, they looked ...
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Ancient Egyptian temple discovered in northern Sinai after six years of excavations

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial photo of the ancient temple discovered at Tell el-Farma in the northern Sinai, April 15, 2026. (photo credit: EGYPTIAN ...
Archaeology

Egypt’s Temple of Creation

The temple complex of Karnak near the ancient city of Thebes is one of the largest religious structures ever built. Developed over thousands of years, the sprawling sanctuary was dedicated to the ...
Artnet

Archaeologists Unearth Pharaoh’s Lost Temple in Egypt

The archeologist Massimiliano Nuzzolo has spent much of his career searching for Egypt’s lost sun temples. Created by pharaohs of the fifth dynasty, sun temples were companions to pyramids and built ...
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Archaeologists unearth ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to sun god Ra

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient sun god temple in Egypt, which showed signs of being modified into a residential area after a century of use. Excavations at Abu Ghurab, about 16km (10 miles) ...
Chicago Tribune

Egypt reveals restored colossal statues of pharaoh in Luxor

LUXOR, Egypt — Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at ...