which is known for housing tombs and senior officials from the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The mission has previously uncovered a mastaba belonging to Minister Weni, who is famous for having the longest ...

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

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 ...

Screengrab from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ... “A joint French-Swiss archaeological mission has uncovered the mastaba tomb of a royal physician named ‘Teti Neb Fu’ in ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

An archaeological detective story opens a door into an extraordinary moment in the history of Ancient Egypt, as the discovery of a long-lost cemetery not far from King Tut’s tomb shines a light ...

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 ...

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 ...