A settlement that was buried beneath the sand for thousands of years—and eluded archaeologists for centuries—is believed to be one of the largest ancient Egyptian cities ever unearthed. The site was ...
The Colossi of Memnon, a pair of statues each depicting the seated Amenhotep III (r. ca. 1390–1352 B.C.), once stood at the first pylon, or gateway, of the pharaoh’s enormous mortuary temple in Thebes ...