Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 ...

The site is located in northern Egypt, specifically in Saqqara, a necropolis of the ancient capital of Memphis, where French and Swiss researchers discovered the curious tomb and remains that are ...

at a recently discovered tomb at the Saqqara area, in Giza, Egypt, March 19, 2022. REUTERS/Hanaa Habib An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered five tombs decorated with wall paintings ...

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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.

This came after a video spread on social media announcing a major archaeological discovery in one of the Saqqara tombs, as this statue dates back to the era of the Fifth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, ...

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 ...

uncovered the statuette in Saqqara. The statuette was found inside a small niche within a tomb dating back to the Fifth Dynasty, making it approximately 4,300 years old. Hawass continued that the ...

Movie"In the heart of the Egyptian desert lies the immense necropolis of Saqqara. This unique site, which brings together dozens of fascinating pyramids and tombs, houses the oldest collections of ...

KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images In November 2018, archaeologists discovered a number of mummified cats in three sarcophagi (coffins) on the edge of the Userkaf Pyramid complex in Saqqara. One tomb ...

Archaeologists from the Dutch National antiquities in Leiden and the Museo Egizio in Turin in Italy have discovered a tomb in Saqqara that dates back to the time of Ramses the second and is estimated ...