Researchers have conducted the most thorough geoarchaeological survey of Karnak temple and found habitation was impossible before 2520 B.C.E.

Centuries ago, the Nile River split into two and inadvertently created an island—fulfilling a piece of ancient Egyptian mythology.

A 2,700-year-old temple built by the Phrygians discovered in Turkey could have been a worship place for the goddess of fertility and nature.

Karnak, located about 500 meters east of today's Nile in Thebes, has long been a magnet for archaeologists and millions of tourists.