One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...

The colour painting, dating back to the time when the ... while their subjects were buried in the hundreds of smaller tombs. The name Saqqara is most likely derived from Sokar, the Memphite ...

The stunning tomb of an ancient Egyptian brewer has been found on the west bank of the Nile. Paintings on the walls ... between the brewer and his wife and children, and depictions of their ...

[Read more about the ancient Egyptian ... This painting from Hetpet's tomb shows a monkey reaping fruit. There appears to be a baby monkey holding onto its back. An orchestra is seen playing ...

These tombs often hold the burials of elite members of ancient Egyptian ... from her children," Egypt's antiquities ministry said in a statement. [See Images of the Giza Tomb and Paintings Inside ...

Colorful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than 4,300 years. The tomb, known as a mastaba, was found in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur ...

Seeds, as well as paintings of watermelons, also have been discovered in Egyptian tombs built more than 4,000 ... as a diuretic and as a way to treat children with heatstroke by placing the ...