Among these pyramids, the most striking is the “Saqqara,” a six-tiered marvel that proudly stands in the desert. Erected approximately 4,600 years ago, it is officially known as the Pyramid of ...

The sarcophagi have remained unopened since they were buried more than 2,500 years ago near the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, said Neveine el-Arif, a spokeswomen for the Ministry of ...

Saqqara is a part of Egypt's ancient capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ...

Dammar was recently identified as an embalming ingredient at Saqqara, dated to the first millennium BC. The new findings suggest that the relatively complex balms used in Senetnay’s preservation ...

Egypt’s government is investing heavily in archeological digs, so plenty of treasures are being unearthed, and they’re coming ...

Sources at the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said that the Supreme Council of Antiquities working in the Saqqara archaeological area discovered a new major archaeological cache.

The faience style was a feature of other Egyptian funerary chambers, like the Djoser Pyramid in Saqqara. The restoration lab ...

At the vast Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara, German and Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a type of ancient funeral parlor. This establishment, the first of its kind ever identified ...

To the south rise the Bent Pyramid at Dashur and the great pyramid complex of Djoser in the nearby necropolis of Saqqara. This majestic tableau on the Nile’s west bank is the most visible legacy ...

Artefacts connected to ancient Egypt’s most famous kings – including Tutankhamun and Ramses II – are coming to the National ...

Ahmed Zikrey Abdellhak (Self)Ghareeb Ali Mohammed Abushousha (Self)Nabil Eldaleel (Self)Sabry Mohyeldin Farag (Self) James Tovell After unearthing a tomb that had been untouched for 4,400 years ...

This fall, the Penn Museum will begin construction of its new $54 million Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries.