He died 3,000 years ago, but the world still knows his name: Ramses II. Many of his treasures and his coffin can now be admired in Cologne. Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain.

Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the ...

An Egyptian-French archaeological mission has made a series of highly significant discoveries at the Ramesseum temple ...

During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well ... and gazelles." Tomb robbers, treasure ...

A 3,200-year-old tomb believed to belong to a high-ranking military commander from the era of Pharaoh Ramses III was unearthed at Tell el-Maschuta in northeastern Egypt, according to a report by ...