Inside Deir el-Medina: The Tombs of Ancient Egypt’s Royal Craftsmen

Inside Deir el-Medina: The Tombs of Ancient Egypt’s Royal Craftsmen

By Guest Writer Jeanne Whitehurst Tucked between the towering western cliffs of Luxor and the hill of Qurnet Murai lies one of Egypt’s most remarkable ancient communities: Deir el-Medina, the village of the royal tomb builders. For nearly five centuries during the New...
Archaeology Alive: First In at Egypt’s New Golden Age

Archaeology Alive: First In at Egypt’s New Golden Age

Highlights and personal moments from our 2025 small-group journey By Laura Ranieri Roy This past October-November, with a group of 12 intrepid travellers, we truly did it all. Was it life-changing? Yes, I think for some it was! At times it was exhausting… but it was...
Göbekli Tepe and Ancient Egypt: Striking Connections Across Time

Göbekli Tepe and Ancient Egypt: Striking Connections Across Time

By Laura Ranieri Roy, In the 1990s, archaeologists working in the arid hills of southeastern Turkey made a discovery that would shake the foundations of our understanding of civilization. Near the city of Şanlıurfa, on a remote limestone plateau known as Göbekli Tepe...
The Curse of Tutankhamun: A Terrifying Tale – But Was it Real?

The Curse of Tutankhamun: A Terrifying Tale – But Was it Real?

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...