Jul 3, 2026
The Pioneers Who Helped Shape American Egyptology Two hundred and fifty years ago, as the newly independent United States celebrated its birth in 1776, there were no American excavations in Egypt. No American museums filled with pharaohs. No university Egyptology...
Dec 2, 2025
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...
Nov 11, 2025
By Laura Ranieri Roy Four days after Egypt’s grand opening celebrations — when President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi welcomed dignitaries from around the world to witness the unveiling of his country’s new crown jewel — I found myself once again inside the Grand Egyptian...
Sep 4, 2025
By Laura Ranieri Roy, Egyptologist Modern Egyptians, like many of us, have a serious sweet tooth. But did you know the ancients did too? 3,500 years ago, of course, there was no refined sugar to rot their teeth—just sand to wear them down. But luscious cakes and...
May 28, 2025
In September 1822, something extraordinary happened. A young French scholar named Jean-François Champollion burst into his brother’s office in Paris, exclaimed, “Je tiens mon affaire!” (I’ve got it), and promptly fainted from the shock. He wouldn’t fully recover for...
Aug 5, 2024
By Laura Ranieri Roy Stunning tombs and temples, villages untouched by time, and Akhenaten’s lost city Maybe you’ve been to Egypt before. Maybe not. Perhaps your dream is to stand before the Giza Pyramids and walk through the Valley of the Kings, enter the famous tomb...
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