Yet Saqqara has remained overshadowed by the glamour of Luxor to the south, where in the second millennium B.C. pharaohs covered the walls of their tombs with depictions of the afterlife, and the ...

Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground.

At the Saqqara necropolis, located just southwest of Giza in Egypt, the 4,500-year-old tomb of an Egyptian prince was uncovered.

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in the afterlife, researchers say.

Archaeologists confronted by a false door at an excavation site were stunned to find that it led to the tomb of Egyptian royalty.

Egyptologists announced that they have uncovered multiple 4,300 year old tombs and a gold laced mummy in the Saqqara necropolis.

SAQQARA, Egypt — Egypt on Thursday unveiled dozens of new archaeological discoveries, including two ancient tombs, at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside of the capital Cairo. The artifacts ...

Archaeologists have unveiled a 4,100-year-old tomb belonging to a physician who treated the Egyptian Pharaohs. The tomb was found in the southern part of Saqqara, Egypt, belonging to Teti Neb Fu ...

Archaeologists in Saqqara unearthed 4,600-year-old ‘well’ & brick tombs, other burials & ancient mummy in Greco-Roman catacomb, photos show.

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.

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.

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.