indicating that the granite carving may have been painted in ancient times, according to The British Museum. Ramesses II was one of the most powerful pharaohs of Egypt's New Kingdom (circa 1550 to ...

A joint French-Egyptian team found the carvings underwater south of Aswan ... told Live Science that Aswan was an important quarry site for granite and it is possible that the newly found remains ...

Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt Luxor skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster -- a luminous stone once cherished by pharaohs - ...

LUXOR, Egypt, Jan. 27 (Xinhua ... replicas of iconic figures like Tutankhamun and Hatshepsut. Though alabaster carving once faced decline, it now enjoys a resurgence fueled by younger generations ...