Located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis. Memphis was one of the most strategically important cities ...

Saqqara is an archaeologist's dream, being home to a vast number of ancient Egypt's mummies, tombs and around a dozen pyramids. Every year, researchers unearth new discoveries at the site, including ...

Dozens of sarcophagi, ritual objects and a long Book of the Dead papyrus discovered at Saqqara offer new insight into New ...

Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report produced with Smithsonian Channel Jo Marchant; Photographs by Roger Anis Beneath the ruins of the Bubasteion temple, ...

On the 100-year anniversary of unearthing King Tut's tomb, archaeologists discover hundreds of tombs and mummies buried in Giza. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Travelling to Egypt - the culture of 1920s exploration Although Europeans had occasionally ventured as far as Egypt in the 17th and 18th centuries, the country became more accessible to western ...

When the “soul ship” of Pharaoh Cheops was found last year, buried at the foot of his mighty pyramid, the find was announced to the world with the greatest possible hullabaloo. This week, at New ...

Khamwese, the First Egyptologist Although the best known ancient Egyptians are usually pharaohs and queens, one of the most intriguing characters was a prince. The fourth son of King Ramses II by one ...