Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered several tombs and chapels dating back around 3,300 years in an ancient cemetery at the site of Saqqara. The biggest tomb belonged to a man named "Panehsy ...
The hoard of more than 100 coffins and priceless artefacts was one of the biggest such hauls archaeologists made in the ...
The sarcophagi have remained unopened since they were buried more than 2,500 years ago near the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, said Neveine el-Arif, a spokeswomen for the Ministry of ...
Thirty-six mummies dating to between 600 B.C. and A.D. 100 have been discovered by a team of Polish archaeologists in Saqqara, the ancient cemetery of the city of Memphis in Egypt. These mummies ...
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About 30 kilometers from Cairo the necropolis of Saqqara holds one of Egypt's most fascinating treasures: the pyramid of Pharaoh Pepi II. Although closed to the public it holds the largest collection ...
The Starving of Saqqara is a mysterious sculpture featured in a new book published by Concordia University: "Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: The Diniacopoulos Collection." Disclaimer: AAAS and ...
She notes that some mastaba (early non-pyramid tomb) walls in Giza and Saqqara were actually inscribed with "curses" meant to terrify those who would desecrate or rob the royal resting place.
The contents of all three tombs will be looted. Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204 ...
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This Sept. 2020 photo provided by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shows one of more than two dozen ancient coffins unearthed near the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, south of Cairo, ...
Thirty-six mummies dating to between 600 B.C. and A.D. 100 have been discovered by a team of Polish archaeologists in Saqqara, the ancient cemetery of the city of Memphis in Egypt. These mummies ...