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...
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...
Jul 21, 2023
Hair and moustaches in Ancient Egypt By Laura Ranieri Roy Did ancient Egyptians have fancy hair stylists and barbers – even at the dawn of their civilization? Was it considered cool to follow the latest trends set by the kings and the elite? What about having groomed...
May 23, 2023
Pharaonic Glories Conquer the City of Light by Laura Ranieri Roy Tutankhamun’s treasures may now be grounded for eternity, but the wonders of Egypt are still traveling the world. Now the banner is held not by the boy king, but by Ramses II, the greatest most powerful...
Apr 16, 2023
by Laura Ranieri Roy “I felt that I was in the sanctuary of the arts and sciences…Never did the labour of man show me the human race in such a splendid point of view. In the ruins of Tentyra [ Roman for Dendera] the Egyptians appeared to me giants.” Vivant Denon,...
