A general view shows inside a tomb after the announcement of the discovery of 4,300-year-old sealed tombs in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, in Giza, Jan.26, 2023.
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Is there anything undiscovered in Egypt? At least one late Ramesside pharaoh's tomb (Ramses VIII) is still undiscovered, and many believe it may be found within the valley.
In a 2023 study in Nature, an international team of researchers from Egypt, France and Japan revealed more details about a hidden, 30-foot corridor. The corridor is about six feet wide and sits above the main entrance by the pyramid's north face.
To build such a pyramid today (using modern technology and equipment such as cranes and helicopters), it would take 1,500 to 2,000 workers around five years, and cost around $5 billion.
The nearly 4,300-year-old mummy was found in a shaft 15 metres below the ground in the middle of an excavation path near the famous Saqqara pyramid. The mummy was a man named Hekashepes, whose remains lay in a sealed limestone sarcophagus.
Of all the great civilizations of Antiquity, Egypt remains one that is still shrouded in mystery. Even though thousands of passionate intellectuals have dedicated their lives to studying Ancient Egypt, there is still so much that is unknown.
Cairo — Archaeologists have announced the discovery of more than 2,000 rams' heads at the temple of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II — a find that the man in charge of the dig said surprised even veteran Egyptologists and showed the endurance of Ramses' impact, as the skulls were left there a millennium after the ...
The newly-discovered chamber is in the Pyramid of Khufu, one of the three structures that make up this Wonder of the World. Archaeologists are yet to determine what the chamber was used for. A new chamber dating back some 4,500 years has been uncovered in one of the Great Pyramids in Egypt.
The circumstances surrounding the Sphinx's nose being broken off are uncertain, but close inspection suggests a deliberate act using rods or chisels. Contrary to a popular myth, it was not broken off by cannonfire from Napoleon's troops during his 1798 Egyptian campaign.