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Archaeologists came across an astonishing yet perplexing discovery while excavating the site of the historic tomb area in the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian prince concealed behind a massive false granite door in the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo. The tomb was constructed for ...

Archaeologists excavating at Saqqara Necropolis found a 4,300-year-old tomb of a poorly known prince with a unique fake door, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

The tomb of Prince Waserif Re, son of King Userkaf who founded ancient Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty and reigned from 2465 BCE to 2458 BCE, was excavated by archaeologists at the Saqqara necropolis, just ...

Sifting through the sandy dirt on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, archaeologists expected to find something. After all, they were excavating an iconic burial ground for the pharaohs. Yet the ancient ...