Feb 26, 2025
By Laura Ranieri Roy Could an Undisturbed Tomb of an Egyptian King Finally Be Found? Could the untouched tomb of a great Egyptian king, complete with treasures and an intact mummy, finally be uncovered? Could Thutmose II—the sickly husband of Hatshepsut and father of...
Nov 1, 2024
By Laura Ranieri Roy This past August, I was invited to be an Egypt expert on a new Fox Nation documentary, Tales of Terror: Curse of King Tut. This series, premiering on Fox Nation Thursday, October 31, 2024, explores one of history’s most haunting mysteries—the...
Apr 26, 2024
Egyptologists Reveal New Secrets: Re-examinations and Remote Discoveries By Laura Ranieri Roy The American Research Centre in Egypt’s (ARCE) 73rd Annual Meeting April 19-21, 2024 brought together scholars and Egyptophiles from around the world. It took...
Oct 27, 2023
By Laura Ranieri Roy (All photos except one noted. c. Laura Ranieri Roy) It was ten years ago last February that I escaped wintry Toronto and flew to Egypt – to lend an ‘amateur’ hand to the new excavation and restoration project at Akhenaten’s...
Aug 17, 2023
Newly Opened Tombs in Luxor By Laura Ranieri Roy By guest contributor, Egyptologist and photographer Sharon Davidson These two richly decorated tombs were opened in September 2019, but due to COVID I was only able to visit them recently. The ticket was originally...
Mar 10, 2023
by Laura Ranieri Roy Soaring, gleaming – elegantly modern and refined. A repository of the greatest archaeological treasures in the world. I am speaking of course about the Grand Egyptian Museum – the GEM — a wondrous edifice that now rises at the foot of the...
