Excavations revealed the manuscript within a sealed sarcophagus, and it featured early hieroglyphic writings that held the ...

The tomb belongs to Prince Userefre, also spelled Waser-If-Re, the son of King Userkaf, also spelled Wserkaf a pharaoh who reigned around 2465 to 2458 B.C. during Egypt's fifth dynasty (circa 2465 ...

SAQQARA, Egypt — Seated in a yellow plastic laundry basket attached to two thick ropes, I was lowered into the earth. The light got dimmer, the temperature colder. A musty smell filled the air ...

A newly unveiled tomb in Egypt’s massive necropolis at Saqqara reveals brightly painted walls depicting the occupant, an official named Khuwy, believed to have been a nobleman in the 24th to ...

Archaeologists were astonished to find that a false door at an excavation site led to the tomb of Egyptian royalty, as announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

A 4,400-year-old private tomb containing “exceptionally well-preserved” drawings has been discovered south of Cairo at the Saqqara archaeological site, according to Egypt’s Ministry of ...

Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb on Netflix is everything the History Channel wishes it were: enthralling, entertaining, and most of all, substantial. Because unlike those made-for-TV documentaries on ...

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 ...

This 4,400-year-old tomb at Saqqara was constructed for a "divine inspector" named "Wahtye." The tomb has two levels containing paintings, hieroglyphs and 55 statues. Archaeologists found five ...

In recent months a series of discoveries down shafts in Saqqara, Egypt, has captivated the world of archaeology. Sudarsan Raghavan was able to descend on ropes into one. One mistake and he could ...