Rubble surrounds the ruins of Shenshef, Egypt.

A group of men walk through the ruinous city of Shenshef in Egypt.

Egyptian characters decorate a wall in Luxor, Egypt.

Egyptian characters decorate a stone wall in Luxor, Egypt.

Ruinous structures cast shadows on the desert in Berenike, Egypt.

Abu Simbel #1, Temple of Ramses II

HD:The Obelisk of Theodosius **Time Lapse** Istanbul, TURKEY

Ancient Egyptian dressed female seated or ornate chair with standing male wearing white robe, bowl of fire, curtains and columns

Ancient Egyptian young male wearing gold necklace sitting on throne next to young female ancient Egyptian wearing white robes sitting on throne with fire burning in bowl

Three men ride camels toward the Pyramids of Giza.

Creating Hetanism Religious Icon from Particle Dust Animation.

Creating Hetanism Religious Icon from Particle Dust Animation.

It is 200 years since Jean-François Champollion, a French scholar, deciphered how to read Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, and the British Museum is holding an exhibition to mark the anniversary (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Pharaohs have become international icons, others have disappeared into oblivion: the exhibition "Pharaohs superstars" at the Mucem in Marseille questions the springs of celebrity and posterity by taking visitors through 5,000 years of...

Egyptologists May Have Found Queen Nefertiti Tomb

Egypt Stock Shots - Pyramid of Khafre

Egypt Stock Shots - Tourist visiting Pyramids of Gaza site

Un grupo de investigadores quieren comprobar la hipotesis de que los barcos de cana eran usados en el Antiguo Egipto para cruzar el Mar Mediterraneo y transportar mercancia (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

People visit the Egyptian Museum in the centre of Egypt's capital Cairo during celebrations of World Tourism Day and the 200th anniversary of Egyptology by the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)