The pyramid at Saqqara was built sometime around 2680 BCE as a funerary complex for the Third Dynasty pharaoh Djoser. It is believed to be the oldest of Egypt’s seven iconic pyramids and the ...

Unearthed in the necropolis of Saqqara, south of Cairo ... believed to depict Pharaoh Zoser, his wife, and their ten daughters. These statues were likely relocated from Zoser’s nearby Step ...

A joint Egyptian archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Dr. Zahi Hawass Foundation for Heritage has revealed an exceptional discovery in the Saqqara necropolis: the ...

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 ...

Roger Anis Twenty miles south of Cairo, on the Nile's west bank, where riverfed crop fields give way to desert, the ancient site of Saqqara is marked by crumbling pyramids that emerge from the ...

An incredible trove of archaeological artifacts has been unearthed once again at Saqqara—including 100 coffins, and incredibly rare statues dating back 4,500 years. National Treasure ...

Zahi Hawass announced the groundbreaking discovery in the Saqqara necropolis. Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, praised the discovery made entirely by an Egyptian team.