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New Kingdom

American  

noun

  1. the period in the history of ancient Egypt, 1580–1085 b.c., comprising the 18th to 20th dynasties, characterized by the predominance of Thebes.


New Kingdom British  

noun

  1. a period of Egyptian history, extending from the 18th to the 20th dynasty (?1570–?1080 bc )

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"Our findings indicate that the Second Intermediate Period lasted considerably longer than traditional assessments, and the New Kingdom started later," says Prof. Hendrik J. Bruins.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

The discovery, announced last month, was the result of a joint mission between Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the New Kingdom Research Foundation, a group affiliated with Cambridge University in the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2025

The discovery of the pharaoh's tomb caps off more than 12 years of work by the joint team from Dr Litherland's New Kingdom Research Foundation and Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

Such resin was used as a preservative in wine and, in Egypt, as incense and as varnish on funerary equipment of the New Kingdom era.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

The suffixes of all numbers and persons except the dual were in full use throughout, to Coptic; sn, however, giving way to a new suffix, -w, which developed first in the New Kingdom.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

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