the Temple of Hatshepsut and Medinet Habu. For visitors who drive, free parking is available. Travelers can also get to the Valley of the Kings – which is open year-round from 6 a.m. to 4 or 5 p ...

Local tour operators that offer excursions to the temple include Love Egypt Tours and Memphis Tours. Other sights, such as the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, can be found less ...

Painted scenes and a number of objects were found inside the structures, which were built for Ancient Egyptian officials ...

Eventually, Benson, working with another woman, Nettie Gourlay, had the temple cleared of debris ... “Women in the Valley of the Kings” highlights the work of figures like Benson and Gourlay ...

"These women were well respected in society, which is why [Nehemes-Bastet] was buried in the Valley of the Kings." As was the case with the priests, temple singers were paid from the income ...

"She only moved to the Valley of the Kings [when] she became [a] female ... but also order[ed] to construct a funerary temple for him, in order to secure his funerary cult," Taterka told Live ...

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 ...

The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings, marking the first such find in a century. While the burial chamber is mostly empty due to post-burial flooding ...