Cairo — Egyptian archaeologists who have spent years meticulously excavating a site amid the ancient ruins of Saqqara, near Cairo, announced a number of major discoveries on Thursday dating to the ...

Archaeologists at the necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, have discovered a cache of 250 ancient Egyptian mummies and the largest caches of bronze statues ever found at the site—150 in total.

People look at ancient sarcophagi on display, discovered in a vast necropolis in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt.AP Mostafa Waziri, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities speaks about an ...

The Pyramid of Unas, located at Saqqara, may not be as large as the pyramids of Giza, but it holds a unique place in ancient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Step Pyramid with a blue sky in the background. Saqqara has been used for thousands of years and "the reasons for being buried ...

Deep beneath the sands of Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis, a discovery has started drawing attention again to how much is still ...

Located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis. Memphis was one of the most strategically important cities in ancient Egyptian ...

Two ancient mummification workshops — one for humans and another for animals — have been discovered at Saqqara in Egypt. The workshops date back around 2,300 years and were in use between the late ...

Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs were unearthed earlier this month and date back ...

Egypt has unearthed another trove of ancient coffins in the vast Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, announcing the discovery of more than 80 sarcophagi. The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a ...

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 ...

CAIRO — Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed another trove of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, authorities said Monday. The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement ...