It took another ten years of restoration for the Apis bull tombs to come back to Egypt’s tourist map. On the northern side of King Teti I’s Pyramid stands the mastaba tomb of Mereruka, king ...

A joint archaeological mission has discovered the tomb of Prince Waser-If-Re, son of King Userkaf, in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, featuring a 15-foot-tall pink granite false door and various ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian prince concealed behind a massive false granite door in the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo. The tomb was constructed for ...

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 ...

A joint Egyptian archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Dr. Zahi Hawass Foundation for Heritage has revealed an exceptional discovery in the Saqqara necropolis: the ...

In addition, the mission found a group of 13 statues carved from pink granite in the tomb—the first of their kind in Saqqara—placed on high-backed chairs. Among them are statue heads believed to ...

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 ...

The remains were uncovered in Saqqara, the site of the ancient city of Memphis, about 25 miles southwest of Cairo. While there is evidence that looters have plundered the tomb, the walls were ...

The 4,600-year-old well-shaped tomb found at Saqqara. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Excavations uncovered four tombs dating back at least 4,600 years, officials said.

Saqqara, located in the ancient city of Memphis, acts as an “ open-air museum ” because of the rich history on its soil, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.