The tomb of Petahotep, city administrator and vizier of the Fifth Dynasty King Dkedkare Isesi, is the third tomb to be opened in the Saqqara Necropolis since it was discovered in 1850 by Mariette.

Excavations revealed the manuscript within a sealed sarcophagus, and it featured early hieroglyphic writings that held the ...

In this video, we explore the recently uncovered Tomb of Ptah-M-Wiah, a high-ranking official during the reign of King Ramses II, the third Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty (1292 to 1189 BCE). This tomb is ...

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

The Saqqara Necropolis outside Cairo continues to reveal its secrets, with its sands having concealed ancient Egyptian royal and noble tombs for millennia that once belonged to some of Egypt’s ...

The 5,000-year-old manuscript was discovered in an Egyptian tomb and is believed to hold knowledge about the origins of humanity and potentially serve as a prophecy ...

Some of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds. For the past 100 years, Egyptologists ...

Stepping up to the table, the tourist squinted to make out what lay underneath the dusty glass top. “ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAME, ...

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt ...

When people think about Egyptian discoveries, they often conjure images of pharaohs and high-ranking officials, their tombs ...

Ancient 5,000-year-old manuscript with 'terrifying message' discovered in Saqqara tomb Manuscript includes predictions of catastrophic events that could bring an end to civilization.