Egypt
Mortuary Temple of Nebmaatre
Excellent story of what still lays within the ruins of the great kings now destroyed.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/egyptiantemple-200711.html?c=y&page=1
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The Reconstruction Of Amenhotep Iii
Two 14 m colossal sandstone statues of King Amenhotep III discovered in that kings mortuary temple in 1933 have been uncovered and packed to be shipped to a dryer climate to be reconstructed and consolidated with the intent of returning them...
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Discoveries At The Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
Here we have an article of recent discoveries made by archaeologists at the site of the 18th dynasty mortuary temple of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1352B.C.. The recent finds include a rare colossal alabaster statue of the king and a granodiorite head of a...
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Round Up Of Finds
Here we have Al Ahram's coverage of the recent find of the burial of the kings wife Behenu wife of probably one of the Pepi's of dynasty six. The article also talks about the recent find of that wonderful red Granite head of Amenhotep III in the...
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Thutmosis Iii Mortuary Temple
These images from the mortuary temple of Thutmosis III show that little remains and what does can't get no respect. http://luxor-news.blogspot.com/2009/01/tuthmosis-iii-mortuary-temple.html...
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Unearthing Egypt's Greatest Temple
The mortuary temple of the 18Th Dynasty King Amenhotep III must have been quite the most sumptuous ever created. This king's reign was an artistic high, sadly little more than a century later an earthquake partially destroyed it and a 19Th...
Egypt