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"Giza", acrylic painting on canvas, Copyright Jennifer Stephenson, 2018.

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Circular "kivas" in the ancient cliff dwelling of Mesa Verde, Colorado

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Join the Greatest Tomb Hunt in History ...

The Tomb of Queen Nefertiti

has eluded Egyptologists to the present day.

Who will find it?

Where will it be?

What will be in it?

The Valley of the Queens, West Bank, Luxor. Could Nefertiti be buried somewhere in this famous cemetery?

“Nefer Say Nefer” - Was Nefertiti Buried in the Valley of the Queens?She may be ancient Egypt’s most famous face, but the quest to find the eternal resting place of Queen Nefertiti has never been hotter.

Nefertiti worships the Aten with her husband Akhenaten and her daughters (Tuna el-Gebel, near Amarna).

From the Aegean

to Amarna

The Fascinating Greek Influences

On Egypt’s Sun Pharaohs

Fair Winds Trade From the Aegean to Egypt’s AmarnaWhat do Queen Nefertari’s silver earrings, King Tutankhamun’s olive leaf collar, and an exquisite blue glass mixing vessel from Egypt have in common?

The Palace at Knossos, North Portico. This Cretan city was the capital of the Minoan Empire until ~1370-1360 BCE, during the reign of Amenhotep III.

The Lost Egyptian Origins of the Superstitious Numbers 13 and 18

The Lost Egyptian Origins of the Superstitious Numbers 13 and 18The superstitious numbers 13 and 18 both have a long history reaching back millennia. The first is usually regarded as unlucky, the latter, lucky – but why?

Inside the Peristyle Sun Court of Amenhotep III at Luxor Temple, as the sun sets.

Amazing Connections between Queen Elizabeth II and Tutankhamun!

From Empire To Eternity: Correlations Between Queen Elizabeth II And King TutankhamunThe year 2022 marks an incredibly important year, both for the late, great Queen Elizabeth II, as well as for the most famous ancient Egyptian pharaoh, King Tutankhamun.

Inside St. Paul's Cathedral, London - where the Late Queen had her Jubilees.

Tutankhamun, Akhenaten, and the ancient Egyptian religion may have inspired the Jewish Prayer Shawl, the Tallit.

From King Tut To The Jewish TallitThere is perhaps no greater symbol of Judaism than the white prayer shawl, the tallit. Likewise, there is probably no greater symbol of ancient Egypt’s majesty than the golden funerary mask of the boy king Tutankhamun, found in his sealed sarcophagus in early 1923 by Howard Carter.

Egyptian Head Cones: Mini Pyramids and Status SymbolsOne of ancient Egypt’s most-enduring embalming enigmas has to be its cryptic head cones. These unusual objects can be seen in tomb paintings perched atop the heads of both mummies and living people.

The Cones were real! The first examples of ancient head cones were found in a cemetery at Amarna, Akhenaten's capital city. This image blends the real cone on a woman's skull with a tomb painting of a woman wearing a cone.