The Karnak Temple complex contains a set of dark granite gateways that exhibit puzzling internal decay—granite that appears to have softened or disintegrated without external force. Modern ...

If you're in search of Luxor's largest (and most impressive) collection of temple ruins, look no further than the Karnak Temple Complex. Located about 2 miles northeast of the Temple of Luxor ...

Thousands of Egyptian visitors and tourists flocked to the Karnak Temple area in Luxor to witness the annual phenomenon of the sun aligning with the main axis of the temple, marking the official ...

Since at least 2021, internet users have been admiring an impressive, but fake image purporting to show the core of the Milky Way galaxy framed by Karnak, an ancient Egyptian temple complex ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...

When the Nile flooded, Egyptians celebrated the feast of Opet, a joyous procession the carried statues of the gods from Karnak to Luxor. This 20th-century illustration by American artist Balage ...

The temple of Karnak witnessed the celebration of the solar alignment on the Karnak Temple coinciding with the summer season. This phenomenon reveals how advanced the ancient Egyptians skill was in ...

IN 1891 Sir Norman Lockyer made a magnetic survey of the axis of the great Temple of Amen-Ra, at Karnak, with the view of determining an astronomical date for the original building.