Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the afterlife ...

The burial chambers, known as mastabas, held particularly important ... complemented each other in ancient Egypt. The elaborate tomb reflects Teti Neb Fu's prestigious position.

The doctor was found in a 'mastaba' tomb, which is a type of flat-roofed structure often used to mark the burials of important ancient Egyptians The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

We all know what Egypt’s pyramids look ... s construction – before this, royal tombs were simple rectangular monuments made from clay bricks called mastabas. The bizarre, tiered structure ...

Ancient Egypt had many more pyramids than those at Giza. The lesser known pyramids of Step, Bent and Red still stand today, ...

A mastaba is a typical funerary structure of ancient Egypt, primarily used during the Old Kingdom. These rectangular monuments, with sloping walls, served as tombs for nobles and high officials before ...

For three fruitful decades Archaeologist Walter Emery of the University of London has been exploring the inexhaustible sands of Egypt ... he excavated nine mastabas (tombs capping burial shafts ...

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old ... of the cults of the ancient Egyptian kings. These necropolises, mostly consisting of rows of mastabas of various sizes, were founded ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...