In Part 2 of our temple-building series, we focus on constructing the main room. Progress has been slow ... Secrets of the 1,600-year-old megastructure that has survived the collapse of empires ...

and Sorbonne University—excavated 2,500-year-old tombs at the Ramesseum, unveiling a wide window into the ancient culture and revealing details about the daily life at the temple complex.

He had spotted bits of tan rope poking out of the rubble in the temple's central room. Ojeda handed his protégés small paintbrushes and showed them how to whisk away centuries of dirt.