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Saving the Serapeum in Saqqara
Egypt Then and Now | June 26th 2009 by Baankhamen
Image via Wikipedia The Saqqara plateau served as a burial site to the ancient Egyptians for over three thousand years. It is home to pyramids, private tombs and temples, and is even the burial place of sacred animals. The most famous of the animals read more
New Discoveries at Saqqara
Egypt Then and Now | June 25th 2009 by Baankhamen
Image via Wikipedia Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that Egyptian archaeologists, performing routine conservation work at the southern side of Saqqara’s step pyramid (2687-2668 BC), have stumbled upon what is believed to be a dee read more
The Mastaba of Kagmeni at Saqqara
Talking Pyramids | June 4th 2009 by Vincent Brown
The mastaba of Kagmeni, also known as Memi, was first discovered at Saqqara by Richard Lepsius in 1843. There have been several excavations of the tomb since then, the last being Cecil Firth in the early 1920s. Kagmeni became vizier during the reign read more
Pharaoh's Missing Pyramid Discovered
Ancient Tides | May 11th 2009 by Gregory LeFever
A section of the Saqqara Serapium along the uncovered ceremonial road.Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the base of a pharaoh’s "missing pyramid" and a ceremonial procession road where high priests carried mummified remains of sacred bulls.The read more
Egypt - Engineering an Empire
Great Engineering | April 27th 2009 by Eduardo Bekenkamp
Twenty-five hundred years before the reign of Julius Caesar, the ancient Egyptians were deftly harnessing the power of engineering on an unprecedented scale. Egyptian temples, fortresses, pyramids and palaces forever redefined the limits of architect read more
Conspiracy and Murder in the Court of Teti
Talking Pyramids | April 7th 2009 by Vincent Brown
Explore the area around Sesheshet's pyramid A summary of what we know about Sesheshet and her pyramid appeared this morning on the Haaretz website. From the article: Dr. Deborah Sweeney, an expert on ancient Egypt from the archaeology department of read more
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt- Discover The Land of The Dead
Best Tourist Destinations | April 1st 2009 by Rennee
Welcome to one of the wonders of the world. It has been one of the top most attractions of Egypt for ages and the Pyramids of Giza rule the tourists mind even today. As a basic introduction you would like to know that there are three main pyramids th read more
Antiquities Boss Tells of Pyramid Restoration
Ancient Tides | March 28th 2009 by Gregory LeFever
The Step Pyramid at Saqqara.Zahi Hawass is the head archaeologist for the Egyptian Department of Antiquities and has been instrumental in many of the recent discoveries in Saqqara and other ancient sites. Anyone interested in restoration of treasured read more
New Shaft Found in World’s Oldest Pyramid
Talking Pyramids | March 23rd 2009 by Vincent Brown
More news on the restoration of Djoser’s step pyramid appeared on the website of Zahi Hawass this morning. Over the past year work has been going on to replace some of the missing stones on the pyramid’s exterior: On the outside of the read more
Photo of the Week: Statues of Djoser
Talking Pyramids | March 22nd 2009 by Vincent Brown
Djoser's statues These unfinished caryatid statues depicting Djoser are situated on the west side of the Heb-sed courtyard. read more
Superb Artifacts Found in Saqqara Tomb
Ancient Tides | March 15th 2009 by Gregory LeFever
Ancient Egyptian treasures have recently been unearthed by a team of Japanese archaeologists from Waseda University who’ve been digging in the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo. Two weeks ago they made significant discoveries in the 3,300-year-old read more
Researchers to restore Egyptian murals
Egypt Then and Now | March 10th 2009 by Baankhamen
The Institute for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Properties (ICP) will begin a study on the conservation and restoration of deteriorating ancient murals at the Saqqara ancient burial site near Cairo on March 21. The institute hopes to use t read more
Egyptian Tomb Identity is Disputed
Ancient Tides | March 5th 2009 by Gregory LeFever
A section of the tomb Japanese archaeologists believe belongs to the noblewoman Isisnofret, granddaughter of Ramses II.There is archeological disagreement over a 3,000-year-old tomb of an Egyptian noblewoman recently unearthed in the Saqqara necropol read more
Photo of the Week - the Serdab of Ti
Talking Pyramids | March 5th 2009 by Vincent Brown
The ka statue of Ti in his serdab at Saqqara The serdab was a chamber built especially for the ka statue that often had peep holes, or small windows for the ka to see out of. The ka is a complex concept but can be simply understood as the kingR read more
Royal tomb discovered in Saqqara
Egypt Then and Now | March 4th 2009 by Baankhamen
Japanese archaeologists working in the Saqqara necropolis have unearthed a 3,000 year old tomb containing a sarcophagus bearing the name of Isisnofret, granddaughter of Ramses the Great. The mission, from the Institute of Waseda opUniversity in Japan read more
Sarcophagus of Isis-Nofret Discovered
Talking Pyramids | March 3rd 2009 by Vincent Brown
Isis-Nofret. Photo: Reuters The Japanese team from the Waseda University working under the direction of Sakuji Yoshimura have made an important discovery in the north-western area of Saqqara. Just last week the same team were in the news for the dis read more
(Japoneses descobrem sarcófagos de 3,3 mil anos no Egito)
Inconsciente Coletivo.net | February 28th 2009 by Karina
Arqueólogos japoneses descobriram quatro sarcófagos antropomórficos de madeira - com cerca de 3,3 mil anos - dentro de uma tumba na necrópole de Saqqara, a 25 km do Cairo, divulgou o Conselho Supremo de Antiguidades em comunicado nesta quinta-fei read more
Lecture: Mysteries of Tutankhamun Revealed
Egypt Then and Now | February 25th 2009 by Baankhamen
The Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities is hosting “Mysteries of Tutankhamun Revealed” at the Atlanta Civic Center theater on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Zahi Hawass will discuss the importance of Tutankhamun’s life, read more
Egyptian Pyramids Entry Prices for 2009
Talking Pyramids | February 19th 2009 by Vincent Brown
One of the main functions of Talking Pyramids is to provide up-to-date information on the Egyptian pyramids. Last year Zahi Hawass announced that he wanted all Egyptian pyramids to open to the public by 2009 though I do not think this is the case. read more
“Cea mai frumoasa mumie”, dezgropata in Egipt
Blog | February 18th 2009 by net
”Cea mai frumoasa” mumie a fost scoasa la lumina recent de arheologii egipteni. Mumia a fost descoperita intr-un sarcofag de piatra in necropola Saqqara, la sud de Cairo, anunta AFP. Zahi Hawass, seful Consiliului suprem pentru antichita read more
More Than Twenty Mummies Found at Saqqara
Ancient Tides | February 13th 2009 by Gregory LeFever
Egyptian archaeologists have found more than 20 mummies in a burial chamber dating back at least 2,600 years. Eight wooden and stone sarcophagi were also discovered during the excavations at the Saqqara site, said Zahi Hawass, Egypt's chief archaeolo read more
Opening the Sarcophagi Discovered at Saqqara
Talking Pyramids | February 11th 2009 by Vincent Brown
One of the wooden sarcophagi Some of the sarcophagi inside the newly discovered tomb at Saqqara have been opened. Yesterday international media were allowed into the tomb to film the opening. Inside the chamber, 22 mummies lay covered only by sand in read more
30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Saqqara, Egypt
Egypt Then and Now | February 10th 2009 by Baankhamen
Twenty-two mummies were found in niches along the tomb’s walls of a storeroom inside a 2,600-year-old tomb during the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara, west of Djoser’s step pyramid. The “storeroom for mummies read more
Storeroom of Mummies Discovered at Saqqara
Talking Pyramids | February 9th 2009 by Vincent Brown
Hawass in the newly discovered tomb. Photo AP Breaking in the news today is that over 30 Egyptian Mummies have been discovered in a single tomb at Saqqara. The burial vault, which Zahi Hawass has referred to as “Mummy Prison” or a “ read more
Teti’s Mum and the Other Nine Sesheshets
Talking Pyramids | January 17th 2009 by Vincent Brown
Explore the area around Sesheshet's pyramid The National Geographic has an update on the excavation of the pyramid on Sesheshet. A little bit more informtion has been released about the find. Earlier reports of the sarcophagus having been previousl read more
Queen Seshestet Mummy is Unearthed
Ancient Tides | January 8th 2009 by Gregory LeFever
Archaeologists, above, unearth the sarcophagus and mummy, whose remains are shown at left.Egyptian archaeologists have found the mummy of Queen Seshestet, mother of a pharaoh who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC, the government said on Thursday.Aft read more
Descubren en Saqara dos tumbas de más de 4.000 años de antigüe…
Idus. Arqueologia del Imperio Romano | December 28th 2008 by Imperioromano
* Una de ellas pertenecía a una cantante y la otra a un responsable de la Administración * Este complejo funerario fue en el pasado la necrópolis de Menfis Las autoridades egipcias han anunciado el hallazgo de dos tumbas de más de 4.000 años de read more
Two More Ancient Tombs Found in Saqqara
Ancient Tides | December 22nd 2008 by Gregory LeFever
Workers continue digging around openings of the newly discovered tombs at Saqqara, south of Cairo.Panels of hieroglyphics adorn the entrances to both tombs.Egyptian archaeologists have found the tombs of two court officials ~ one in charge of pyramid read more
Photo of the Week: Pyramid Texts of Teti
Talking Pyramids | December 9th 2008 by Vincent Brown
Pyramid Texts on the walls of Teti's pyramid. Photo by Jon Bodsworth. The Pyramid Texts that cover the walls of the pyramid of Unas are the most well known but several other pyramids were also elaborately inscribed with these important religious tex read more
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