Exploring the archaeology, myths, locations, cultures, and art of Tomb Raider.
Those who have played the 1999 game Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation may remember the almost labyrinthine level design of the Giza-based level “The Mastabas”. Gamers not only had to deal with the possibility of getting hopelessly lost within the level’s many tunnels and underground chambers but also avoid falling into excavation pits and deal …
Lara’s Travels: The Mastabas Continue Reading
Survivor Reborn admin Lori and her husband Jay recently spent ten incredible days in Egypt and brought along their Rock Candy Lara Croft figure, who was more than happy to pose for photos in front of some of the country’s key attractions. From the pyramids at Giza to the Graeco-Roman ruins of Alexandria, from the …
Survivor Reborn Takes Lara Croft on an Egyptian Adventure Continue Reading
With Rise of the Tomb Raider still months away from release, the endless-runner mobile game Lara Croft: Relic Run has provided fans with their much-needed fix of Crofty goodness. Relic Run hasn’t just provided me with hours of entertaining gameplay and amusing rag-doll deaths; it’s also offered me a whole new selection of artefacts to …
Arte-Factual: Gilded Chinthe Continue Reading
One of the greatest pleasures in video gaming is the discovery for “Easter eggs”, those little jokes, secret levels, or hidden messages that game developers insert in their games for the players’ amusement. With a back catalogue spanning almost two decades and across multiple platforms, the Tomb Raider series has had its fair share of …
15 Awesome Tomb Raider Easter Eggs Continue Reading
It seems that everyone is going crazy for Katy Perry’s latest music video, Dark Horse, which presents a very colourful, if somewhat inaccurate view of Ancient Egypt. So I thought I’d jump on the latest “Egyptomania” bandwagon and look at a famous sculpture that can be seen in the Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation level, …
Arte-Factual: The Dendera Zodiac Continue Reading
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the KV5 level of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation was rather dull and forgettable. There are no real tombs to explore and no noteworthy treasures to find. In fact, you spend most of your time driving a jeep through sand dunes, dodging grenades, and avoiding deadly spike pits. Perhaps …
Lara’s Travels: KV5 Continue Reading
“All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.” How often have we seen these words appear on the big screen, on TV, or in print? But oddly enough, there was one occasion where the resemblance to a fictional character in a Tomb Raider game was …
Jean-Yves Empereur: A Career in Ruins Continue Reading
In this edition of Lara’s Travels, we’ll be exploring the Tomb of Semerkhet, one of the many Egypt-based levels in the 1999 game Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation. One of the things that Tomb Raider fans may have noticed is the series’ quirky blend of historical fact and archaeological fantasy, and The Last Revelation is no …
Lara’s Travels: Tomb of Semerkhet Continue Reading
Here’s a fun question for you to ponder: Which Tomb Raider location would you visit if you had the money, time, and means to explore any of the places that appear in any of the Tomb Raider games, films, or comics? Would you visit the picturesque temples of Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm in Cambodia? …
Which Tomb Raider Location Would You Explore in Real Life? Continue Reading
Have you ever had the urge to follow in Lara’s footsteps and learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs? If so, you may be interested to know that there are a number of useful, free online resources at your disposal. Using these in combination with a good textbook – such as James P. Allen’s Middle Egyptian: An …
10 Fantastic Free Resources for Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs Continue Reading
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