"House of Life" among new discoveries at the Ramesseum

'House of Life' School Discovered at the Ramesseum in Luxor - Archaeology Magazine

Canopic jars LUXOR, EGYPT—A joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission recently made a series of new discoveries at the mortuary temple of the pharaoh Ramesses II, La Brújula Verde reports. Known as the Ramesseum and the “House of Millions of Years,” the complex was erected by Ramesses on the Nile's west bank across from ancient Thebes during the thirteenth century b.c. Among the new findings were a series of tombs dating to the Third Intermed…

"House of Life" among new discoveries at the Ramesseum

A joint French and Egyptian archaeological mission has made several major new discoveries at the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple for Ramesses II (also known as “Ramesses the Great”). The Ramesseum is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile opposite Luxor. Construction of the temple began shortly after the start of Ramesses II’s reign and, according to surviving records, took 20 years to complete. The temple …

New Discoveries at the Ramesseum in Luxor

Archaeologists have uncovered tombs, storage areas but also the site of a temple school! The post New Discoveries at the Ramesseum in Luxor appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.

New discoveries unearthed at Luxor's Ramesseum Temple - Egyptian Gazette

A joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission, involving Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and Sorbonne University, has announced a series of archaeological discoveries. Whilst conducting excavations around the Ramesseum Temple on Luxor’s west bank, the team uncovered tombs from the Third Intermediate Period, storage facilities for olive oil, honey, and fats, workshops for textile and st…

New archaeological discoveries at the Ramesseum Temple in Luxor Governorate, southern Egypt - Seven News The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has discovered a group of tombs dating back to the Third Intermediate Period, as well as storage areas for olive oil, honey, and fats, in addition to weaving and stonework workshops, kitchens, and bakeries. The ministry stated in a statement that excavation work being carried out by a joint Egy…

Archaeologists find missing piece of colossal Ramesses II statue—and it’s shockingly intact – altnews.org

Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost top half of a massive Ramesses II statue—nearly a century after its base was first