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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Khaled El-Enaby, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, right, and Mostafa Waziri, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian archaeologists have ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry says the sarcophagi have remained ...

SAQQARA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists found a rare intact mummy dating to pharaonic times when they opened a sealed limestone sarcophagus on Wednesday in the shadow of the world's oldest ...

Visiting Egypt’s capital means stepping into a city where ancient wonders sit beside modern chaos. The Pyramids and the Great Sphinx still dominate the skyline, but they’re framed by traffic, vendors, ...

Located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis. Memphis was one of the most strategically important cities in ancient Egyptian ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister said on Saturday archaeologists have unearthed dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. Khalid el-Anany said at least 59 ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official said Monday. The sarcophagi have remained unopened since they ...