Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Central to the great era of American museum-sponsored Egyptian excavations, Winlock's work contributed greatly to Egyptology's development, in particular, his reconstruction of the royal lineage of the Egyptian [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]]. Much of the Met's collection of Egyptian artefacts comes from his archaeological expeditions, particularly at Luxor, where he worked for several years on the excavations at the funerary temple of Hatshepshut.