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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The tomb's giant false door. The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit of the deceased could ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the missing upper part of a "huge" statue depicting an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. A joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission discovered the statue part during ...

A joint archaeological mission has made a fascinating discovery within the tomb of Prince Waser-If-Re, son of King Userkaf, in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, according to The Metro. The team unearthed a ...

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.