News on Luxor

Photos: 12 Sphinxes Discovered

2010-11-29T14:46:51Z

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Sphinx-lined road unearthed in Egypt

2010-11-15T19:30:54Z

Faruq Husni said in a statement that 12 sphinxes were found along the road, which runs east to west adjoining the already discovered Kabash path that connects the temples of Luxor and Karnak from north to south.

The sphinxes were inscribed with the name Nectabo I, the founder of the last Pharaonic dynasty who died in 362 BC. Most of them were missing their heads.

"This discovery marks the first time that archaeology has r...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearth sphinx statues

2010-11-15T06:00:16Z

Archaeologists in Egypt unearth 12 more sphinx statues along avenue connecting Luxor temples

Egypt's antiquities department says archaeologists have unearthed 12 more sphinx statues along the ancient avenue connecting Luxor and Karnak temples.

The discovery was made in a newly excavated section of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, most of which is buried beneath the modern city of ...

Travel article on what Egyptian ruins you can explore on an Nile River cruise along the Luxor to Aswan route

2010-11-04T14:47:20Z

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Luxor, Egypt

2010-11-29T15:04:54Z

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Ancient Civilizations of the Red Sea

2010-11-03T08:58:20Z

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Egypt & Jordan Explorer

2010-09-11T12:36:50Z

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Egypt Unearths Giant Thoth

2010-10-27T06:43:04Z

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Bulldozers overhaul Luxor, city of pashas and pharaohs

2010-04-02T12:15:19Z

LUXOR, Egypt (Reuters) - In the dusty streets behind the pasha's grand villa, bulldozers and forklifts are tearing into the city where Agatha Christie found inspiration and Howard Carter unearthed Tutankh...

Different Places One Can Visit On Orbital Nile Cruises Part I

2010-09-09T17:22:21Z

Orbital Nile Cruises are a great way to enjoy the opportunity to go back thousands of years in time and appreciate one of the oldest cultures of the world. The Nile River was considered as Egypt's lifeline as the most fertile lands were situated around it. This led to almost all the major structures being situated on its banks. Therefore a single cruise can allow one to visit all the major structures.

Many Orbital Nile Cruises start at...

Amenhotep III and Thoth statues unearthed in Luxor

2010-03-16T13:15:39Z

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists have discovered two red granite statues in Luxor, one of Tutankhamun's grandfather Amenhotep III who reigned about 3,350 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief said Tuesday.

The second statue was of the ancient Egyptian god of wisdo...

Statue head of King Tut's grandfather found in Luxor

2010-02-28T03:15:35Z

Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a colossal statue head of the pharaoh whom DNA tests revealed last week was King Tutankhamun's grandfather, the government said on Sunday.

The red granite head of King Amenhotep III, part of a larger 3,000 year-old statue, was discovered at the site of the pharaoh's funerary temple in Luxor, Egypt'...

Egyptian Odyssey

2010-11-02T14:49:49Z

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Unearthing Egypt's Greatest Temple

2010-10-26T20:37:42Z

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Egypt Experience

2010-11-03T08:13:04Z

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Egypt & Jordan Experience

2010-11-03T08:13:10Z

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Egypt & Kenya Experience

2010-11-03T08:13:10Z

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Egypt unveils pharaonic embalming bed

2010-04-16T15:58:32Z

Egyptian antiquities authorities on Thursday revealed an ancient pharaonic embalming bed unearthed from a mysterious tomb near Luxor used to prepare bodies for mummification more than 3,000 years ago.

The wooden bed was painstakingly restored after being discovered in pieces in the KV-63 tomb in southern Egypt's famous Valley of the K...

Doing Egypt Right—With a BAS Tour

2010-11-03T09:21:12Z

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Luxor - Gateway to Temples and Tombs

2010-10-15T09:42:44Z

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Mideast Egypt Antiquities

2010-11-15T09:00:34Z

This undated photo released by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities on Monday Nov. 15, 2010, shows Egyptian workers at the site of the newly excavated Avenue of the Sphinxes on a sandstone section of a road that dates back from 380-362 B.C., at the city of Luxor, southern Egypt. Egypt's antiquities...

Mideast Egypt Archeology

2010-03-28T08:12:20Z

Egyptian workers in Luxor, Egypt, restore the Alley of Sphinxes, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, known as the "Kebash Road", which was originally lined with 1,200 sphinxes and was built by Amenhotep III in the 12th century B.C .Luxor is set to become the world's largest open-air museum as a multi-million dollar project to restore the Alley of Sphinxes begins in the south of Egypt, said the governor of Luxor Sunday. (AP P...

Mideast Egypt Christmas Attack

2010-06-25T17:57:57Z

Naguib Gebrael, of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization, center, and tens of Egyptian Christians shout slogans and wave placards Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 during a protest in Cairo to condemn a drive-by shooting that killed six Christians in Na...

Casino Bargains

2010-04-07T09:47:05Z

Guests graze the More buffet at the Luxor hotel & casino Friday, May 22, 2009 in Las Vegas. Customers can now purchase an all day pass to the buffet that includes beer and wine for $35. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

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Hot air balloon strikes mobile phone transmission tower

2010-04-09T14:33:18Z

(FILES) In this 06 April 2009 file photo tourists in hot air balloons drift over Al Qurna village at the end of a one-hour air balloon tour over Luxor's famed West Bank Temples and the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Sixteen European and North Americ...