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754: 525: 79: 1309:. "The L-shaped Khuwy tomb starts with a small corridor heading downwards into an antechamber and from there a larger chamber with painted reliefs depicting the tomb owner seated at an offerings table", reported Megahed. Some paintings maintained their brightness over a long time in the tomb. Mainly made of white limestone bricks, the tomb had a tunnel entrance generally typical for pyramids. Archaeologists say that there might be a connection between Khuwy and pharaoh because the mausoleum was found near the pyramid of Egyptian Pharaoh 72: 969: 1321:, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, explained that one could identify the mummy's gender by the shape of the hands on the coffin, open hands being female and hands balled into fists being male. The colors of the coffin inscriptions---made from limestone, red oak, turquoise, and other natural stones mixed with eggwhites—stayed intact, and the mixture of egg yolk and candle wax spread over the coffins to make them shine was still visible, making this a unique find. 621: 3284: 52: 3951: 3903: 3940: 3971: 547: 3981: 741: 3961: 645: 613: 1238:, dating to the 24th–21st century BC, and 500 graves of indigent people dating approximately to the 6th century BC – 1st century AD. Most of the bodies were poorly preserved and all organic materials, including the wooden caskets, had decayed. The tombs discovered most recently (in 2018) form part of the younger, so-called Upper Necropolis. 1290:, and his wife, four children and mother. The tomb is about 33 feet (10 meters) long by 10 feet (3.0 meters) wide and has five burial shafts and a basement. It contains more than fifty sculptures, and is painted with scenes of the family, wine and pottery making, musical performances, sailing, hunting, and furniture making. 2532:"تفاصيل الكشف الذي تم الإعلان عنه أمس ضمن الاحتفالات بيوم التراث العالمي: | تفاصيل الكشف الذي تم الإعلان عنه أمس ضمن احتفالات بيوم التراث العالمي Details of the new discovery announced yesterday online within the celebration of... | By Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities وزارة السياحة والآثار‎ | Facebook" 1477:, the elaborately decorated tomb belonged to a man named Mehtjetju who served as a priest and an inspector of the royal property. Kamil O. Kuraszkiewicz, expedition director stated that Mehtjetju most likely lived at about the same time, at some point during the reigns of the first three rulers of the 1496:
In January 2023, Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of four tombs at Saqqara including a 4,300-year-old mummy to a man named Hekashepes covered with gold, in addition to finds date back to the 5th and 6th dynasties, such as a priest inspector named Khnumdjedef, secret keeper called Meri and a judge
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The research of the Polish-Egyptian expedition also focuses on the interpretation of the so-called Dry Moat, a vast trench hewn around the Djoser Pyramid. The most recent discoveries confirm the hypothesis that the Dry Moat was a model of the pharaoh's journey to the netherworld, a road the deceased
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In October 2019, a cache of 30 coffins with mummies was discovered, at the time Egypt's largest in more than a century and the first cache to be discovered by a solely Egyptian mission. The coffins were stacked on top of each other and arranged in two rows about three feet below the sandy surface.
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served as capital of Egypt, Saqqara remained in use as a burial ground for nobles. Moreover, the area became an important destination for pilgrims to a number of cult centres. Activities sprang up around the Serapeum, and extensive underground galleries were cut into the rock as burial sites for
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Dynasties, Saqqara was again the royal burial ground. The Fifth and Sixth Dynasty pyramids are not built wholly of massive stone blocks, but instead with a core consisting of rubble. Consequently, they are less well preserved than the world-famous pyramids built by the Fourth Dynasty kings at
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were discovered. On 30 May 2022, 250 sarcophagi and 150 statuettes were displayed at Saqqara, dated back to the Late Period more than 2,500 years ago, in addition to a 9-meter-long papyrus scroll which could be a depiction of a chapter of the
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On 19 October 2020, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of gilded, wooden statues and more than 80 coffins in three burial shafts. Officials believed the coffins contain senior officials and priests from the
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In January 2021, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced the discovery of more than 50 wooden sarcophagi in 52 burial shafts which date back to the New Kingdom period, each around 30 to 40 feet deep, and a 13 ft-long
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and 40 statues of the local goddess Ptah Soker. Other artifacts discovered include funeral masks, canopic jars and 1,000 ceramic amulets. “This discovery is very important because it proves that Saqqara was the main burial of the
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On April 28, 2020, archeologists announced they had found a 30-foot-deep (9 meter) burial shaft containing five limestone sarcophagi, four wooden coffins with human mummies, and an array of other artifacts. Among them were 365
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On 3 October 2020, Khalid el-Anany, Egypt's tourism and antiquities minister announced the discovery of at least 59 sealed sarcophagi with mummies more than 2,600 years old. Archaeologists also revealed the 20 statues of
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or Narat and three warehouses made of bricks attached to the southeastern side for storage of temple provisions, offerings and tools. Researchers also revealed that Narat's name was engraved on a fallen
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In November 2018, an Egyptian archaeological mission located seven ancient Egyptian tombs at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. Three of the tombs were used for cats, some dating back to the
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In September 2018, several dozen cache of mummies dating 2,000 years back were found by a team of Polish archaeologists led by Kamil Kuraszkiewicz from the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the
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Most of the mummies we discovered last season were very modest, they were only subjected to basic embalming treatments, wrapped in bandages and placed directly in pits dug in the sand
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was unsealed. Among the dozens of cat mummies were 100 wooden and gilded statues of cats and one in bronze dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet, and funerary items dating back to the
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In May 2022, the discovery of the nearly 4,300-year-old tomb of an ancient Egyptian high-ranked person who handled royal, sealed documents of pharaoh was announced. According to
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was found in one of the shafts, depicting the overseer of the king's military chariot Kha-Ptah and his wife Mwt-em-wia worshipping Osiris and sitting with six of their children.
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onward, Memphis was no longer the capital of the country, and kings built their funerary complexes elsewhere. Few private monuments from this period have been found at Saqqara.
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Daragahi, Borzou (December 17, 2018). "Untouched 'one-of-a-kind' ancient tomb belonging to 'divine inspector' uncovered in Egypt". The Independent. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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The first coffin's head was partially exposed in the sand, which led to the cache's discovery. Two of the coffins belonged to children, a rare occurrence in archeology.
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Also in November 2018, a collection of rare mummified scarab beetles was unearthed in two sarcophagi, one of which was decorated with paintings of large black beetles.
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Williams, A. R. (December 17, 2018). "Untouched 4,400-year-old tomb discovered at Saqqara, Egypt". National Geographic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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In November 2021, archeologists from Cairo University discovered several tombs, including that of Batah-M-Woya, chief treasurer during the reign of
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In September 2020, a 36-foot (11-meter) deep burial shaft revealed almost 30 sarcophagi that had remained completely sealed since their interment.
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tribe called the Beni Saqqar, despite the fact that a tribe of this name is not documented anywhere. Medieval authors also refer to the village as
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was uncovered in Saqqara by a team of Japanese and Egyptian archaeologists. The tomb contained artifacts from various periods, spanning over the
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uncovered in 2003. The expedition also explored two necropoles. Archaeologists revealed several dozen graves of noblemen from the period of the
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Also in November 2018, the Egyptian government announced the discovery at Saqqara of a previously unknown 4,400-year-old tomb. It belongs to
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reported the discovery of an extremely rare gilded burial mask that probably dates from the Saite-Persian period in a partly damaged wooden
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Myśliwiec, K.; Kuraszkiewicz, K. O.; Czerwik, D.; Rzeuska, T.; Kaczmarek, M.; Kowalska, A.; Radomska, M.; Godziejewski, Z. (2004).
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with a funerary chapel decorated with multi-colored reliefs, which was uncovered in 1997. as well as the tomb of courtier
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Saqqara contains the oldest complete stone building complex known in history, the Pyramid of Djoser, built during the
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In November 2020, archaeologists unearthed more than 100 delicately painted wooden coffins dating to the
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scroll belonged to a man named Bu-Khaa-Af, whose name is written on it, on his sarcophagus, and on four
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During routine excavations in 2011 at the dog catacomb in Saqqara necropolis, an excavation team led by
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Some scholars believe that the name Saqqara is not derived from the ancient Egyptian funerary deity,
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Many monuments from earlier periods were still standing, but dilapidated by this period. Prince
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and a small wooden obelisk about 40 centimeters tall that had been painted with depictions of
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uncovered almost eight million animal mummies at the burial site next to the sacred temple of
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Saqqara and the surrounding areas of Abusir and Dahshur suffered damage by looters during the
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and added an inscription to its south face to commemorate the restoration. He enlarged the
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spent the greater part of his life excavating and restoring Djoser's funerary complex.
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In July 2018, German-Egyptian researchers’ team head by Ramadan Badry Hussein of the
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Wahtye was a high-ranking priest who carried the title of divine inspector, said
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Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen’s Tomb, 13-Foot ‘Book of the Dead’ Scroll
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In March 2022, five 4000-year-old tombs belonging to senior officials from the
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near the main entrance. Previously unknown to researchers, Naert was a wife of
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onward, many high officials built tombs at Saqqara. While still a general,
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and Merit. Reliefs and statues from these two tombs are on display in the
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built a large tomb here, although he later was buried as pharaoh in the
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Look inside a ‘one of a kind,' 4,400-year-old tomb discovered in Egypt
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Several clusters of tombs of high officials, among which the tombs of
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large numbers of mummified ibises, baboons, cats, dogs, and falcons.
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During the periods after the New Kingdom, when several cities in the
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Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
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Pyramid. The most important discoveries include the tomb of vizier
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and an international team of researchers led by Paul Nicholson of
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Monuments of the Late Period, the Graeco-Roman and later periods
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tombs. Located some 30 km (19 mi) south of modern-day
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Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw
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The so-called 'Philosophers circle', a monument to important
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Graindorge, Catherine, "Sokar". In Redford, Donald B., (ed)
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University of Pennsylvania Museum excavations at Saqqara
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Fernandez, I., J. Becker, S. Gillies (19 August 2020).
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On 13 April 2019, an expedition led by a member of the
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Also in January 2021, a team of archaeologists led by
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at Thebes. Other important tombs belong to the vizier
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and a carved 35-centimeter tall bronze statue of god
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Saqqarah
Sakkara (disambiguation)

Pyramid of Djoser
Saqqara is located in Egypt
Giza Governorate
Egypt
Lower Egypt
29°52′16″N 31°12′59″E / 29.87111°N 31.21639°E / 29.87111; 31.21639
Necropolis
Early Dynastic Period
Middle Ages
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Buried Pyramid
Gisr el-Mudir
Pyramid of Djoser
Mastabat al-Fir’aun
Pyramid of Userkaf
Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum
Pyramid of Unas
Pyramid of Teti
Tomb of Akhethetep
Mortuary complex of Pepi I
Pyramid of Merenre
Tomb of Perneb
Pyramid of Khendjer
Serapeum of Saqqara

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