The ancient Egyptians buried their dead at Saqqara for thousands of years. Why was the necropolis so important to them?

In Egypt, archaeologists, during excavations in Saqqara, have discovered a series of important artifacts. Among them are a tomb dating back to the Second Dynasty, terracotta statues of the goddess ...

Statues are seen inside inside the newly-discovered tomb of 'Wahtye', which dates from the rule of King Neferirkare Kakai, at the Saqqara area near its necropolis, in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 15 ...

Archaeologists from Japan and Egypt have discovered an incredible 4,000-year-old tomb in the necropolis of Saqqara. Located around 20 miles from the country’s capital Cairo, they found a tomb ...

Thirty-six mummies dating to between 600 B.C. and A.D. 100 have been discovered by a team of Polish archaeologists in Saqqara, the ancient cemetery of the city of Memphis in Egypt. These mummies ...

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The Starving of Saqqara is a mysterious sculpture featured in a new book published by Concordia University: "Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: The Diniacopoulos Collection." Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

At the vast Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara, German and Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a type of ancient funeral parlor. This establishment, the first of its kind ever identified ...

She notes that some mastaba (early non-pyramid tomb) walls in Giza and Saqqara were actually inscribed with "curses" meant to terrify those who would desecrate or rob the royal resting place.

Movie"In the heart of the Egyptian desert lies the immense necropolis of Saqqara This unique site which brings together dozens of fascinating pyramids and tombs houses the oldest collections of ...

Saqqara is an archaeologist's dream, being home to a vast number of ancient Egypt's mummies, tombs and around a dozen pyramids. Every year, researchers unearth new discoveries at the site ...