Archaeologists working at the ancient Egyptian burial site Saqqara, near the old capital city of Memphis, announce the discovery of the largest tomb at the necropolis. The relic dates back to the 26th Dynasty, and is estimated to be about 2,500 years old, experts who got a chance to look at the monument say. A number... |
5 January 2010
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The tombs of the pharaohs that were buried at Saqqara, an Egyptian archaeological site that never seizes to amaze archaeologists, has recently revealed other surprises, when a team of Japanese investigators has found four wooden sarcophagi, which date back more than 3,300 years, Egyptian authorities have announced on... |
26 February 2009
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The Saqqara necropolis, situated south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, dates back to the 6th Dynasty, which reigned over the areas some 4,300 years ago. A vast stretch of land was covered with temples, tombs and pyramids, in what would today look like an over-sized and gigantic graveyard. Over the years, it has yie... |
10 February 2009
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The "Headless Pyramid", or Number 29 as it was previously known as, stands today only as the foundation of the ancient structure. It was first discovered in the middle of the 19th century, by Karl Richard Lepsius, a German archaeologist, but the sands of Saqqara buried it, its location being lost. Yesterday, archaeol... |
6 June 2008
04:18 GMT |
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