Deep under Saqqara, the Serapeum hides a straight tunnel labyrinth leading to 24 massive precision carved stone boxes with gigantic lids, some weighing up to 100 tons. The interiors are unnervingly ...

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 ...

Deep beneath Saqqara, the Serapeum granite boxes still hold a mirror like finish that reflects light through thick dust, even after thousands of years. The most unsettling detail is the evidence of ...

The salvage operation of the Apis tombs known as the Serapeum is finally completed Dozens of journalists, photographers and top officials as well as archaeologists and restorers gathered today at the ...

Egyptian officials have reopened the Serapeum of Saqqara, a vast underground necropolis south of Cairo dedicated to the bulls of Apis, after 11 years and complete renovation of the historic site. An ...

An ancient Egyptian tomb of enormous archaeological importance has finally been reopened to the public after 10 years of renovation. The Serapeum - in the enormous burial site of Saqqara, 19 miles ...

Egypt on Thursday reopened the Serapeum of Saqqara, a vast underground necropolis south of Cairo dedicated to the bulls of Apis, after 11 years and complete renovation of the historic pharaonic site.

In Saqqara-- considered as the richest archeological city in Egypt, the Serapeum, also known as the Apis bull was reopened on Thursday after it was renovated. It is a long corridor with granite or ...