DISCOVERIES of great interest and importance are announced from Sakkara, where excavations are being carried on by the Egyptian Department of Antiquities under the direction of Mr. Walter Emery ...

THE discovery at North Sakkara, forty miles south of Cairo, of a tomb which it is thought may prove to be that of Menes, the first king of theFirst Dynasty of Egypt (c. 3300 B.C.), is of ...

Sakkara Pyramids, Sakkara Pyramids are the oldest pyramids of Djoser that are not large pyramids but are worth visiting for their architectural uniqueness. Pyramids at Saqqara, also known as step ...

Perhaps the most graphic warning occurs in the Sakkara tomb of Ankhmahor, with the tomb owner stating that 'As for that which anyone might do against this my tomb, the same will be done to his ...

The 'Death in Sakkara' Gallery By Dr Joann Fletcher Last updated 2011-02-17 ...

The gold face mask found by French archaeologist Mariette in 1852 in the Serapeum, inside a coffin containing remains Mariette believed to be Khamwese, but were probably those of the 14th Apis ...

A former student, Muawiya Khaslat, responsible for many of the upsets in The Picnic at Sakkara, arrives on a British Council-sponsored visit, Things have changed in Egypt in Perry’s absence.