Archaeologists have rediscovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs at Saqqara, uncovering a previously unknown offering chapel and human remains inside a limestone sarcophagus. The tombs belonged to two powerful officials, and the findings offer new evidence about family relationships, burial...
Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a high-ranking ancient Egyptian official at Saqqara, south of Cairo, along with rare wooden statues and bronze tools that may have been used for medical purposes. The discovery is unusual because the tomb's...
A new study of ancient Egyptian statues found at Saqqara has offered fresh clues about the possible location of Imhotep's tomb, a burial site that has eluded archaeologists for generations. The research, published in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology,...
New digital analysis of a 5,000-year-old clay seal adds strong evidence about Meretneith, a mysterious figure from Egypt's First Dynasty. The findings suggest Meretneith held real power as Egypt's female king, not just as a stand-in queen for a...
A study in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology has detailed the discovery of a rare Egyptian family statue in Saqqara unlike any previously known from the Old Kingdom. The limestone piece, unearthed in 2021 at Gisr el-Mudir, has now...
A team of French and Swiss archaeologists has discovered the ancient tomb of a royal Egyptian doctor near Saqqara, a vast archaeological site south of Cairo.
The tomb, dating back over 4,000 years to Egypt’s Old Kingdom, offers rare insights...
Archaeologists in Egypt have recently discovered four 4,300-year-old tombs and a mummy wrapped in gold leaf.
Gold mummy
The mummy is made up of the remains of a man named Hekashepes and was found preserved within a sarcophagus. It is one...
A 16-meter-long (52.5 ft) papyrus was discovered recently in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus by a team of archaeologists. It is the first complete papyrus text to be found in over a century.
The discovery was made in Saqqara, a necropolis...
In a discovery, hailed by archaeologists as ground-breaking, a magnificent Egyptian sarcophagus has been unearthed at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt after being buried in sand in its underground burial chamber for thousands of years.
The granite sarcophagus is covered with...
Archaeologists near Cairo, Egypt recently uncovered a treasure trove filled with 250 mummies and countless ancient artifacts dating to around 500 BC.
The stunning finds, which include statues of the ancient Egyptian gods Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Isis, Nefertum, Bastet,...
