2017’S BIGGEST DISCOVERIES 
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities described 2017 as “the year of discoveries”. Now it’s time to look back and select the Top 5 of 2017.

KING TUT: TREASURES OF THE GOLDEN PHARAOH 
Historically, Tutankhamun tours have been limited to around 50 original artefacts. This exhibition triples that. Check out some of the spectacular key pieces from the exhibition.

CLEOPATRA’S ASP
Did the famous queen really die of a snake bite? Or were snakes involved in another, more subtle way?

SNAKE WORSHIP
They weren’t always the bad guys. In ancient Egypt, they were often revered. So what happened over the centuries to give our scaley friends such a bad reputation

THE ROYAL TOMBS OF ANCIENT EGYPT–PART 3: THE 5TH AND 6TH DYNASTIES 
The pyramids get smaller, but the funerary complexes grow as we enter the final two dynasties of the Old Kingdom: the 5th and 6th.

BELZONI’S TOP 3
Three things that might surprise you about Giovanni Belzoni, the sarcophagus of Seti I and Sir John Soane. Plus, we discover the original beauty of Seti I’s tomb via an incredible re-creation at the Antikenmuseum Basel.

THUTMOSE IV
Thutmose IV is often overshadowed by the great warrior king Amenhotep II, and the “sun king”, Amenhotep III. Yet it may be that this king’s legacy outshone them both. We might well ask: would there have been an Akhenaten without a Thutmose IV?