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Getting Oriented in the Nile Valley and Luxor

Most Upper Nile sights lie near the towns of Luxor and Aswan. Two of the more out-of-the-way monuments, at Abydos and Dendera, are both north
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How to Make a Mummy

Mummification is indelibly linked with ancient Egypt, and mummies continue to fascinate us. However, the earliest mummies were likely made by
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The Amarna Era

Akhenaton turned ancient Egypt upside down. When he came to the throne around 1353 BC, he took the name Amenhotep IV, but in the fifth year
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Top Attractions in the Nile Valley

Temples. The Karnak Temples in Luxor are considered the "headquarters" for the main triumvirate of deities, Amun, Mut, and Montu, and is renowned
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Top Reasons to Go to the Nile Valley and Luxor

The Valley of the Kings: Follow the storyline of the pharaoh's journey into the afterlife in the images from theBook of the Deadon the walls

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