Ramses II of Egypt is known to have offered 11,998 jars of beans to the god of the Nile.
Maryamin is believed to be located on the site of a town founded by Ramses II of the New Kingdom of Egypt.
ARCE also runs a summer language program for university students studying Arabic and awards fellowships for research in Egypt and works with the Supreme Council of Antiquities and its institutional members in conserving and excavating sites around Egypt, with notable current projects including El Kab, the Precinct of Mut, the Red Monastery, the Temple of Khonsu the Temple complex at Luxor, and the temple of Ramses II at Abydos.