(Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) A member of the media is lowered into one of five ancient Pharaonic tombs, recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo.

Before looking closely at pharaonic society and the beginning of the Pyramid Age, one first has to step into Egypt's landscape and take a look around. Ancient ... this endless carpet of sand ...

REUTERS/Hanaa Habib An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered five tombs decorated with wall paintings belonging to senior officials and priests of the Old Pharaonic Empire (3100-2125 BC ...