A 4,400-year-old tomb belonging to Prince Userefre, son of King Userkaf, was discovered at Saqqara. Highlighted by a huge ...

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 ...

His tomb was found alongside several significant artefacts spanning the Old Kingdom and the Late Period. Zahi Hawass announced the groundbreaking discovery in the Saqqara necropolis. Egypt's Minister ...

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.

uncovered the tomb of Prince Userefre, the son of King Userkaf, the first king of the Fifth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. This discovery occurred during the mission’s work in the Saqqara archaeological ...

"This is the first time that a false door like this was found in Saqqara" Zahi Hawass, a former antiquities minister who is leading excavations at the tomb, told Live Science in an email.

His tomb was found alongside several significant artefacts spanning the Old Kingdom and the Late Period. Zahi Hawass announced the groundbreaking discovery in the Saqqara necropolis. Egypt's ...

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.