The pyramid of the Old Kingdom pharaoh Neferirkare is the tallest in the necropolis of Abusir, where most of the kings of Egypt’s 5th Dynasty were buried. Next to Neferirkare’s monument are the ...

Nine wooden and limestone statues unearthed by Czech archaeological mission at Abusir necropolis reveal 5th century ancient burial customs, society, environment During routine excavations in Abusir ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A jar found at the Abusir site.Archive of the Czech Institute of Egyptology, photo Peter Košárek A deposit of hundreds of ...

Modern Egyptians have more DNA from sub-Saharan Africa than mummies entombed in their country, according to the first genome data on mummies. The findings are helping researchers gauge the impact of ...

This discovery was made during conservation work carried out by the German-Egyptian archeological mission from the University of Würzburg headed by Egyptologist Mohamed Ismail Khaled. The work began ...

The tomb of a previously unknown Egyptian dignitary, rich with inscriptions and artwork, has come to light in Abusir, between Giza and Saqqara. Archaeologists at the Czech Institute of Egyptology (CIE ...

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced the discovery of a large wooden boat in Abusir area, south of the Mastaba, as part of excavations carried out by the Czech Institute of Egyptology, ...

CAIRO, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that the skeleton of a government official named Nefer has been found in a limestone sarcophagus in his unfinished tomb in Abusir. The tomb was discovered last year ...

An Egyptian-Czech archaeological team uncovered the ruins of King Ramses II Temple during an excavation carried out by the mission at Abusir archaeological site, a statement for Antiquities Ministry ...

Map of Egypt, showing the archaeological site of Abusir-el Meleq (orange X), and the location of the modern Egyptian samples used in the study (orange circles). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are ...