Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the king shows him in the form of an Egyptian god Sokar-Osiris who protected the ...

The tomb of a commander of Ramesses III's army, found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has made ...

Inside the man's tomb, archaeologists found a gold ring containing the name of Ramesses III, along with bronze arrowheads. The tomb was discovered at the site of Tell el-Maschuta (also spelled ...