Egypt uncovered a funerary temple and the oldest coffins ever found in Saqqara, unlocking more secrets in the ancient burial site and marking another major discovery in the vast necropolis south ...

The area south of Saqqara, which includes tombs of senior state officials and the wives of King Pepi I, continues to provide new information about ancient Egyptian history.

A large trove of ancient bronze statues and well-preserved sarcophagi discovered in Egypt’s Saqqara were revealed to the public on Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said ...

An Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission working at the Saqqara archaeological area has uncovered several new discoveries, including tombs, graves and assorted Mastaba. The announcement came ...

Members of the media gather on March 19, 2022, in the area where five ancient Pharaonic tombs were recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo ...

Cat statues that were found inside a cache, at the Saqqara area near its necropolis, are pictured in Giza, Egypt, Saturday. (REUTERS/Hayam Adel) ...

Egypt’s antiquities ministry announced on Sunday the discovery of 14 coffins in the Saqqara area that had lain buried for two and a half thousand years. The tombs were found two days ago during ...

Digging History More than two dozen 2,500-year-old sarcophagi discovered at ancient site in Egypt The sarcophagi were found during an excavation in the Saqqara area ...

The Saqqara site is part of the necropolis at Egypt’s ancient capital of Memphis that includes the famed Giza Pyramids, as well as smaller pyramids at Abu Sir, Dahshur and Abu Ruwaysh.

Hawass also said a previously unknown pyramid had been located in the Saqqara area and would be uncovered after two months. Saqqara, about 12 miles south of Cairo, is one of Egypt's most popular ...