An Egyptologist deciphers secret messages hidden for 3,000 years in the Luxor obelisk that millions see every day.

These unique pillars were once erected by pharaohs in honor of the sun god Re. As the monuments caught on, they were moved around the world. Obelisks over KarnakTwo of three obelisks at the Temple of ...

Cleopatra’s Needle being transported from the Hudson in 1880 (all photographs of the exhibition by the author for Hyperallergic) When Cleopatra’s Needle was commissioned by Pharaoh Thutmose III around ...

The Egyptian obelisk in Place de la Concorde in Paris may conceal hieroglyphic messages intended for the elite of ancient Egypt. These inscriptions, visible only from certain angles, glorify Pharaoh ...

Like many city dwellers who felt cooped up during the pandemic, Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier took to strolling around his local neighborhood to unwind. Olette-Pelletier is an Egyptologist and, by ...

"Queen-king Hatshepsut donated four obelisks to the god amun at Karnak. Two have disappeared entirely, and of the two which were placed between the fourth and fifth pylons only the northern monument ...

"The present entrance is through the pylon of Ramesses II, once fronted with six colossi of the king (two seated and four standing) and two obelisks. One of the obelisks and two of the statues were ...