Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt. The 4,300-year ... “knowledge for the first time about art in the Old Kingdom. It includes double statues, single ...

Zahi Hawass uncovering Old Kingdom statues at Gisr el-Mudir in Saqqara, Egypt (all photos courtesy ... providing unique insight into art and culture during that point in history.

After that, the Middle Kingdom (ca 1975-1640 B.C.) was characterized ... In this way, and through their depictions in ancient Egyptian tomb art, dances meant to ensure life after death for ...

The New Kingdom of ancient Egypt was a golden age of architecture and art. A variety of factors combined to make the New Kingdom one of the most creative cultures of the ancient world. The empire ...

Photograph by Alfredo Dagli Orti, The Art Archive/Corbis There ... control was nominal. In Upper Egypt, Moeller has found that the era following the Old Kingdom’s decline was a “culturally ...

Made of mudbrick or limestone, most of these flat-roofed tombs were built during the Old Kingdom period of Egyptian history. Also known as the “Age of the Pyramids,” this era, which stretches ...

Cleveland Museum of Art / Chanel In 1924 ... As Lisby notes, the relief shows that “ancient Egyptian dress became the most complex during the New Kingdom period” between the 16th and 11th ...