The interior walls of the tomb of ancient Egyptian doctor in Saqqara. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A team of French and Swiss archaeologists has discovered the ancient tomb of a royal ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed 4,600-year-old ‘well’ tomb and brick tombs, other burials and an ancient mummy in a Greco-Roman catacomb. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and ...

This is a tool that the Ancient Egyptians used. See the way it's a bit broken? Well, that's because it's very old. We call this kind of object an artefact. An artefact gives us a little window ...

Pepi II became king at an early age during the sixth dynasty of ancient Egypt, between 2305 and 2118 B.C., according to Britannica, making the tomb somewhere around 4,000 years old.

Egypt unveiled several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor on Wednesday, including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years. They were unearthed at the causeway of ...

The excavations, conducted on the eastern slope of Saqqara, south of Cairo, revealed ancient tombs, mastabas (a rectangular superstructure of ancient Egyptian tombs) and various precious artifacts.

A new immersive exhibition titled "In the Realm of the Pharaohs - An Immersive Journey into Ancient Egypt" has opened at the Dortmund art center Phoenix des Lumières, allowing visitors to wander ...

How did the Ancient Egyptian Civilisation begin? What did the ancient Egyptians believe? Key Vocabulary Quiz: Ancient Egypt Play: History Explorer Oh! I’ve lost my pen. Ancient Egyptian ...

Ancient Egyptians often buried a collection of items, known as “foundation deposits,” before they began to build important new structures. The team discovered a hoard of 337 coins ...

Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi) A recently discovered ancient rock-cut tomb discovered by Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities & Heritage at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut ...