These Extraordinary Archaeological Sites Are a Portal to Ancient Egypt

These Extraordinary Archaeological Sites Are a Portal to Ancient Egypt

The Valley of the Kings and other bucket-list Egyptian destinations offer a glimpse into millennia-old majesty and artistry

Kha & Merit - Egypt Museum

Schiaparelli excavations of Theban Tomb 8 (TT8)Museo Egizio Photo Archive (CC0) Bronze vase stand (Suppl. 8622), with clay jug (Suppl. 8621). Museo Egizio. Nestled within the arid cliffs of Deir el-Medina, on the west bank of the Nile opposite modern-day Luxor, lies Theban Tomb 8 (TT8), the final resting place of Kha, a distinguished overseer of royal tomb construction, and his wife, Merit. This tomb, remarkably preserved and untouched by ancie…

Archaeologists Discover 4,400-Year-Old Tomb of Egyptian Prince in Saqqara

The ancient tomb of Prince Userefre, son of King Userkaf, was uncovered at Saqqara, revealing a massive pink granite false door and rare artifacts from Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty

The tomb of Waserif Re and his mysterious objects reveal secrets of the Egyptian elite. Excavations will follow.

Archaeologists discover tomb of Fifth Dynasty prince Weser Khaf Ra at Saqqara necropolis – altnews.org

Discovery includes first-ever statues of King Djoser with his wife and ten daughters. On Friday, a joint Egyptian archaeological mission—a

Archaeologists discover tomb of Fifth Dynasty prince Weser Khaf Ra at Saqqara necropolis

Discovery includes first-ever statues of King Djoser with his wife and ten daughters.On Friday, a joint Egyptian archaeological mission—a collaboration between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Archaeology and Heritage—announced the discovery of the tomb of Prince Weser Khaf Ra, son of King Userkaf, the founding monarch of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty, in the Saqqara necropolis.Hawass revealed that the mission found …