The impressive catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
In September of 1900, at the height of Egyptology and at the scene of excavations carried out eight years earlier, a remarkable discovery was made. The culprit behind it, however, was a donkey. This is not a figure of speech—the donkey was pulling a cart down Bab...Read more
Who is the ‘Keeper of Secrets’?
The tomb of a man named Mehtjetju, who was responsible for the secret documents of the royal chancery during the reign of Userkare, the second pharaoh of the 6th dynasty, was discovered by Polish archaeologists in Saqqara, near the oldest pyramid in the world, dating...Read more
The discovery of an Egyptian tomb built with coral
Archaeologists digging at a Red Sea trading port have uncovered a lavish tomb dated between the fourth and fifth centuries. Its walls and floor are made of white coral, highly unusual for Egypt at that period. In collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and...Read more
A three-thousand-year-old document reveals testimony from Egyptian tomb robbers
Reports tell how a group of thieves robbed Sobekemsaf II’s tomb, and experts assume they suffered brutal punishment as a result. Ancient Egyptian court documents dating back over three thousand years indicate that at least eight thieves broke into the tomb of...Read more