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 ...

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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 ...

Ancient Egyptian baboon mummies show signs of captivity, with evidence of poor nutrition and inadequate sunlight. (Overview of some skulls available for study.) Credit: Bea De Cupere, CC-BY 4.0 ...

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.

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 ...

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According to Live Science, the discovery sheds new light on the ancient Egyptian celebration of Wepet Renpet, or the Opening of the Year, a festival that was central to their culture and calendar.

Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt ... could link the tomb’s owners to the Egyptian military. Inside pieces of Queen ...

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