Though not as glamorous as the Valley of the Kings or the Valley of the Queens, the Valley of the Artisans – known locally as Deir el-Medina – offers a glimpse into the lives of the workers ...

Back in the early 1920s, archaeologists came across an ancient Egyptian town called Deir el-Medina near the Nile River. Previous research has shown that the town was active from 1550 B.C. to 1070 ...

However, a groundbreaking discovery at the New Kingdom site of Deir el-Medina (1550 B.C. to 1070 B.C.) has rewritten history, revealing that ancient Egyptian women bore tattoos in these exact ...

There was a local police, the Medjay, to keep order. The people of Deir-el Medina also had medical treatment. They could get prescriptions of ingredients, prayers and spells from the physicians ...

Three Killed, 20 Injured in Explosion in Syria's Deir El-Zor, State News Agency Says CAIRO (Reuters) - Three people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion in the Syria's eastern Deir el ...