Dr. Zahi Hawass uncovering Old Kingdom statues at Gisr el-Mudir in Saqqara, Egypt (all photos courtesy Nevine El-Aref) Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in. Please visit My ...

Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb With Rare Inscriptions. The 4,000-year-old mastaba was built for a royal administrator and his priestess wife.

A groundbreaking discovery has emerged from the sands of Egypt, ... 20,000-Year-Old Labyrinth with 3,000 Chambers Hidden Under Egypt ... Modern archaeology has struggled to verify this description.

In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for housing the tombs of high officials from the Egyptian Old Kingdom, a joint Franco-Swiss archaeological team has made an exceptional ...

Archaeologists with a joint American and Egyptian expedition near Luxor have uncovered a 4,000-year-old Middle Kingdom (1938 B.C.-1630 B.C.) tomb with several intact burials, Egyptian authorities ...

Excavations take place at the site of a 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber of an unknown king, in Abydos, Egypt, March 25, 2025. (Dr. Josef Wegner/Penn Museum) ...

The honor of Egypt’s oldest necropolis belongs to Pharaoh Djoser, a ruler who ushered in the Old Kingdom’s Third Dynasty during the 27th century BCE. Constructed around 2,680 BCE in Saqqara ...