The world's oldest known dress is a simple V-necked garment that was overlooked as rags for decades.

Detail of the interior of the mastaba with the physician's tomb found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for ...

An Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission working at the Saqqara archaeological area has uncovered several new discoveries, including tombs, graves and assorted Mastaba.

While we know that the surrounding area (built roughly 4,500 years ago, around the same time as its adjacent pyramids) is filled with flat-roofed tombs known in Arabic as mastaba, the stretch of ...

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that the Egyptian-German archaeological mission, affiliated with the German Archaeological Institute, uncovered a mastaba dating back to the Old ...

The Egyptian tomb, a mastaba built for a royal administrator and his priestess wife, is more than 4,000 years old.

The mastaba (i.e. bench) tomb consists of an approx. 8 x 12 metre building block made of unfired mud bricks. A long corridor leading to the cult chamber in the south was entered through the ...

The mastaba discovered at Dahshur. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt The Egyptian-German archaeological mission of the German Archaeological Institute, led by Dr. Stephan Seidlmayer ...

Egyptian-German archaeological mission affiliated with the German Archaeological Institute, headed by Dr. Stefan Seidlmayer, succeeded in uncovering a mastaba dating back to the Old Kingdom era during ...

An Old Kingdom mastaba tomb adorned with painted decorations was uncovered during excavations by a team from the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo.

Zakaria and El Tanbura on stage [Courtesy of Mastaba] Rayes Zakaria’s work to revive interest in ancient instruments made him a giant of Egyptian, African and world music.