Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...

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 ...

Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt. Archaeologists uncovered parts of Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple from the Middle ...

A team of archaeologists working in Egypt on a joint mission between French ... which long ago housed the ancient city of Memphis. The tomb belonged to Teti Neb Fu, a celebrated healer well ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow archaeologists as they discover a long-lost ancient cemetery in Egypt’s sacred ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old tomb in Saqqara, Egypt that belonged to Teti Neb Fu, a royal witch doctor. Sitting 40km south of Cairo near Giza, Saqqara is an ancient burial ground ...

Inscriptions on his tomb suggest that Teti Neb Fu was famous in ancient Egypt and had a number of titles. These include "chief doctor of the palace" as well as "priest and magician" of the goddess ...

Relics from the pyramids are on display in museums around the world – and in Giza's shiny new Grand Egyptian Museum, partially opened in 2024 – while the surrounding tombs contained untold ...

It took 10 years to clear the tomb out. The boy king was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty and ruled between 1332 BC and 1323 BC. He was the son of Akhenaten and took to the throne at the ...

A “well” that was actually a forgotten tomb is among new archaeological discoveries in 2025. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The summaries below were drafted with the ...

Archaeologists have unveiled a 4,100-year-old tomb belonging to a physician who treated the Egyptian Pharaohs. The tomb was found in the southern part of Saqqara, Egypt, belonging to Teti Neb Fu ...