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Ancient Egyptian prince's tomb discovered at Saqqara has a 'false' pink door
The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...
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Archaeologists uncover tomb of Pharaoh Userkaf’s son, statues of Pharaoh Djoser from Ancient Egypt in Saqqara necropolis
Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Userkaf’s son and a statue of Pharaoh Djoser during excavations in the ...
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Engineers Found Evidence of Hydraulics in an Ancient Pyramid, Solving a 4,500-Year-Old Mystery
In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara ... force to erect the massive structures built by Pharaohs.” ...
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Tomb of Prince Useref Ra Discovered in Saqqara, Featuring the Largest False Door in Pink Granite Found to Date
Inside the tomb, the mission found a statue of King Djoser (of the Third Dynasty, builder of the step pyramid) along with his wife and ten daughters. Dr. Zahi Hawass, head of the excavation, explained ...
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4,300-year-old tomb of a prince — with a false door — found in Egypt. See it
identified as another ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Djoser, with his wife and 10 daughters. Archaeologists believe the statue was originally located in a room near Djoser’s Step Pyramid and later ...
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Ancient tomb of Egyptian prince unearthed in Saqqara
The mission also found statues depicting King Djoser, builder of the nearby Step Pyramid, alongside figures of his wife and ten daughters. Djoser, a famous pharaoh of the Third Dynasty ...
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The World’s Most Anticipated Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)
Image A limestone statue of the pharaoh Djoser at the old Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. (Djoser is famous for his step pyramid, considered the oldest important stone building in Egypt.) ...