Professor Hassan discovers the true cause behind the collapse of the Egyptian Old Kingdom. Nothing prepared Egypt for the eclipse of royal power and poverty that came after Pepy II. Nothing ...

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.

Some Egyptologists attribute the sudden collapse of the Old Kingdom to the long reign of Pepy II. However, a reign which lasted for more than 90 years suggests, if anything, stability and strength.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered several pieces of ancient rock art from more than 3,000 years ago, according to a statement released by the country's Ministry of Antiquities.

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 ...

Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt.. The 4,300-year-old mummy was a rich, important 35-year-old man called Djed Sepsh, archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt ...

Conventional wisdom holds that Egypt’s Old Kingdom collapsed around 2150 B.C., soon after the death of pharaoh Pepi II, whose pyramid is now a pile of rubble.

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

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) ...

Among the items displayed by Hawass, a veteran Egyptian archaeologist, and his team on Thursday were 14 stone statues found in another a shaft, about 33 feet deep, dating back to the "Old Kingdom ...