Egyptian archaeologists work at an ancient burial ground in Saqqara, dating back to 2,700 B.C., where a 4,300-year-old pyramid has been discovered at the Saqqara necropolis. It was first built for ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has revealed that a rare archaeological painting dating back to the Late Dynastic era has disappeared from the famous Khenti-Ka tomb in Saqqara, near ...

Two ancient mummification workshops — one for humans and another for animals — have been discovered at Saqqara in Egypt. The workshops date back around 2,300 years and were in use between the late ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The tomb's giant false door. The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit of the deceased could ...

Archaeologists on Egyptian land have uncovered the tomb of Prince Waser-If-Re, son of King Userkaf, founder of the Fifth Dynasty (circa 2465–2458 BCE). The discovery, made at Saqqara’s necropolis ...

An artwork depicting the seasons of the ancient Egyptian calendar has gone missing from the famed Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara. A British mission working in the tomb discovered that the piece had ...

Archaeologists excavating at Saqqara Necropolis found a 4,300-year-old tomb of a poorly known prince with a unique fake door, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

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Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed 4,600-year-old ‘well’ tomb and brick tombs, other burials and an ancient mummy in a Greco-Roman catacomb. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...