Imhotep, the villain in "The Mummy," was a ... "The idea of booby traps in ancient-Egyptian tombs is something that comes from the imagination of film writers," he said. "There were false doors ...

Imhotep bronze statuette (left) from Egypt’s late period. Archaeological Museum, Bologna. The step pyramid stands over pharaoh Djoser’s funerary complex in Saqqara (right). Both village and ...

Conjuring up images of Ancient Egypt typically involves Hollywood films — Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra or Arnold Vosloo as ...

Imhotep lived during the reign of King Djoser (2630-2611BC) and was the architect of the step pyramid at Saqquara, the first pyramid ever built in Egypt. Born a commoner, he quickly rose through the ...

Imhotep, designer of the first step pyramid ... as a reward for constructing their pharaoh’s sacred tomb. Ancient Egyptian kings were determined not to arrive in the afterlife empty-handed.

Little is known about Djoser, but the fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable ...

Many years ago, in Ancient Egypt, the Scorpion King led a menacing ... But someone else is after the bracelet. High Priest Imhotep has been brought back from the dead once again and wants the ...