The most famed collection of such elaborate tombs—the Valley of the Kings—lies on the Nile's west bank near Luxor. During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ...

Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the ...

His reign had been hallmarked by the move from the capital city of Thebes to a new city ... is known from other funerary ...

The joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission located the tomb in the mount of Thebes area, west of Luxor, near the famed ...

Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, 1923. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images ...

As its name suggests, the Valley of the Kings is where dozens of pharaohs were laid to rest. In fact, you'll find 63 royal tombs here, including notable pharaohs like Tutankhamun (or King Tut), Ay ...