Tag: Necropolis

Seven Tombs in New Kingdom Cemetery Open to Tourists After Restoration

CAIRO (AP).- The tombs of seven men, including several who served King Tutankhamen and his father, the pharaoh Akhenaten, were opened to tourists on Monday after restoration. Egypt’s minister of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, told reporters that the tombs i…

Egypt’s Top Archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, Shows Off New Tomb that Belonged to Rudj-ka

CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s top archaeologist showed off the newly discovered tomb of a pharaonic priest on Tuesday, a find he said could point the way to a new necropolis to be excavated near the famed Giza pyramids. Standing inside the 4,300-year-old struc…

Egypt’s Top Archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, Shows Off New Tomb that Belonged to Rudj-ka

CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s top archaeologist showed off the newly discovered tomb of a pharaonic priest on Tuesday, a find he said could point the way to a new necropolis to be excavated near the famed Giza pyramids. Standing inside the 4,300-year-old struc…

Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover Nearly 4,500-Year-Old Tomb of a Pharaonic Priest

CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s antiquities authority says archaeologists have unearthed a nearly 4,500-year-old tomb of a pharaonic priest close to the Giza Pyramids. Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass says the discovery could indicate a larger necropolis near the G…

Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover Nearly 4,500-Year-Old Tomb of a Pharaonic Priest

CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s antiquities authority says archaeologists have unearthed a nearly 4,500-year-old tomb of a pharaonic priest close to the Giza Pyramids. Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass says the discovery could indicate a larger necropolis near the G…

Egyptian Archaeologists Discover 4,300-Year-Old Tombs with Vivid Wall Paintings

SAQQARA (AP).- Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday unveiled
a newly-unearthed double tomb with vivid wall paintings in the ancient
necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, saying it could be the start for
uncovering a
vast cemetery in the area. The t…

Egyptian Archaeologists Unveil Discovery of 4,300-Year-Old Tombs with Vivid Wall Paintings

SAQQARA (AP).- Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a newly-unearthed double tomb with vivid wall paintings in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, saying it could be the start for uncovering a vast cemetery in the area. The tomb inclu…

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