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A joint Spanish-Egyptian team has discovered a remarkably preserved 4,400-year-old tomb in Saqqara, Egypt, belonging to a high-ranking judge and his father. The site features two chapels with intact original colors and reliefs depicting agricultural and offering scenes, offering new insights into the administration and daily life of the late Fifth Dynasty.
A joint Spanish-Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a well-preserved mastaba tomb from the late Fifth Dynasty at Saqqara, featuring vividly colored reliefs and dual burial chambers for a high official and his father.
Egyptian authorities announced the discovery of a decorated Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqara belonging to Sekhentio-Ptah, a high-ranking official and royal scribe. The site, located in the Bubasteion necropolis, contains a false door, alabaster funerary tools, and over 100 ushabti figurines. The find, dating to the late Fifth or early Sixth Dynasty, offers new insights into royal administration and burial practices.
Egyptian authorities are investigating the disappearance of a 4,000-year-old limestone relief from a tomb in Saqqara, marking the second major antiquity theft in recent weeks, amid concerns over the security of Egypt's cultural heritage and upcoming museum opening.
A limestone pharaonic painting from the tomb of Khentika in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis has gone missing, prompting an investigation. The painting, dating back to the Old Kingdom, depicted the ancient Egyptian calendar. This theft follows a recent incident where a Pharaoh Amenemope's bracelet was stolen and melted down from the Egyptian Museum. The Saqqara site, a UNESCO World Heritage site, continues to face challenges with artifact security.
A Dutch museum's archaeology team has been banned from excavating in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis after the museum mounted an exhibition that drew condemnation from Egyptian authorities. The National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) in Leiden received an email from the head of foreign missions of the Egyptian Antiquities Service saying that the museum is "falsifying history" with its "Afrocentric" approach. The museum has been carrying out annual excavations there for more than 40 years.
A Dutch museum's archaeology team has been banned from carrying out excavations in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis after the museum mounted an exhibition that drew condemnation from Egyptian authorities. The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden received an email from the head of foreign missions of the Egyptian Antiquities Service saying that the museum is "falsifying history" with its "Afrocentric" approach. The museum has been carrying out annual excavations there for more than 40 years. Its most recent excavation campaign took place earlier this year, between February 19 and March 23.
Two of the largest workshops ever used to mummify human and animal corpses in ancient times, along with two tombs, were discovered in Saqqara, Egypt. The embalming workshops date back to the 30th Dynasty and the Ptolemaic period, and contain stone beds used to mummify the deceased. Archaeologists also found tools used by ancient Egyptians to dissect bodies, canopic jars, clay pots, and animal burials. The discovery is part of the Egyptian government's plan to develop Saqqara as a tourism hub and increase tourism to Egypt by 25% to 30% in 2023.
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered two human and animal embalming workshops as well as the tombs of two priests at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo. The discoveries include beds, mummification tools, materials, statues, antiquities, and pieces dating back 3,300 years. The findings are part of Egypt's attempts to revive its vital tourism industry, with a goal of drawing in 30 million tourists a year by 2028.
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered two ancient tombs and human and animal mummification workshops dating back to the 30th dynasty, around 2,400 years ago. The workshops contained stony beds, gutters, clay pots, and other instruments and ritual vessels. The tombs belonged to two priests, one dating back to the 24th century BC and the other to the 14th century BC. The discovery is part of Egypt's push to attract more tourists to the country, with tourism revenues climbing to $7.3 billion in the second half of 2022.
Egyptian authorities have unveiled ancient workshops and tombs discovered recently in the Saqqara necropolis, just outside Cairo. The workshops were used to mummify humans and sacred animals and date back to the 30th Pharaonic Dynasty and Ptolemaic period. The tombs were for a top official from the Old Kingdom and a priest from the New Kingdom. The discovery is part of Egypt's efforts to promote new archaeological finds to attract more tourists to the country.
Egypt has discovered two large "embalming workshops" for humans and animals, as well as two tombs, in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara. The workshops date back to the 30th dynasty and the Ptolemaic era, and contained all the tools used in mummification in ancient times. The discovery was made near the sanctuary of the goddess Bastet, where hundreds of mummified animals and statues were uncovered in 2019. The country hopes these discoveries will help revive its vital tourism industry, which has been battered by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine.
Egyptian authorities have unveiled ancient workshops and tombs discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis in Saqqara, just outside Cairo. The workshops were used to mummify humans and sacred animals and date back to the 30th Pharaonic Dynasty and Ptolemaic period. The tombs were for a top official from the Old Kingdom and a priest from the New Kingdom. The discovery is part of Egypt's efforts to promote new archaeological finds to attract more tourists to the country.