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Once again Saqqara reveals more of it’s hidden secrets to us, as archaeologists on a different site in Saqqara have found ...
Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country and alongside Mesopotamia was a part of the Fertile Crescent which is ...
The Step Pyramid at Saqqara in Egypt is thought to be the first monumental stone building in the world. The massive tomb, built for the Pharaoh Djoser, was also the prototype for all the pyramids t… ...
Tourists take pictures at the burial chamber and sarcophagus of King Djoser inside the standing step pyramid of Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt, March 5, 2020. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters.
Most striking is the famous Step Pyramid, built in the 27th century B.C. by Djoser, the Old Kingdom pharaoh who launched the tradition of constructing pyramids as monumental royal tombs.
The tombs were found near the Step Pyramid of Djoser, in the Saqqara Necropolis, 24 kilometers (15 miles) southwest of Cairo. Footage shared on the ministry’s social media pages showed burial ...
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official said Monday.
An Egyptian archeologist is reflected on a displayed artifact as he restores a recently discovered pottery at the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, 15 miles southwest of Cairo, Egypt ...
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official said Monday. The sarcophagi have remained unopened since ...