Egyptian temples were not only colorful, but also gleamed in glistening gold. Columns, gates and obelisks have been covered in gold since the beginning of the Pharaonic Period. Researchers also know ...

Discover the Temple of Edfu near Luxor, a rarely visited Ptolemaic site dedicated to Horus. Explore massive sandstone columns, mysterious granite megaliths, hieroglyphs, and the intriguing Edfu ...

A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has made a significant discovery at the Temple of Edfu during restoration work on the temple’s roof, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, having ...

The Temple of Edfu was begun in 237 BC during the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes I and completed in 57 BC under Ptolemy XII Auletes, stretching across almost two centuries of Greek rule in ...

Archaeologists working near the ancient settlement of Edfu, in southern Egypt, have uncovered a step pyramid that dates back about 4,600 years, predating the Great Pyramid of Giza by at least a few ...

Restorers working inside the temple of Edfu. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt A collaborative archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the University ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—Live Science reports that a carving of a man and a woman recovered from a 3,500-year-old shrine in a villa at Tell Edfu, in southern Egypt, may have been damaged in antiquity by ...

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, January 28, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Using original ancient texts, historical researcher Ralph Ellis claims he has discovered evidence for the biblical Jesus being a royal prince ...