My visit to Deir al-Medina was on a March mid-morning and already the sun was hot. Most of the village is excavated and visitors can clearly see rooms, stairways, small open courts, streets, and other details that bring daily life for these people within our grasp. I visited two of the workmen's tombs in the necropolis above...the Tomb of Sennedjem... more

When entering Deir el-Medina (the modern Arabic name for the ruins of the village of the artisans), you have probably already visited the large tombs of the kings over in Valley of the Kings. If you ever wondered what those artisans did when they were not building for the king, you can see it here. They built tombs for themselves.... more

Last week I visited the Valley of the Artisans near Luxor. It is close to the more famous Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Artisans is an amazing place, for here the men lived who decorated the nearby royal tombs. They worked for nine days and on their day off they worked on their own tombs. The surviving... more

De toutes les sites que j'ai eu l'occasion de visiter à Louxor, celui-ci est celui que je préfère. Autant pour... more