4,200-year-old queen s identity among remarkable new finds in Egypt By Ahmed Shawkat Archaeologists discover tomb of Egyptian royal priest
Cairo Egypt s Ministry of Antiquities has revealed details of the latest landmark discoveries to emerge from the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo. The vast burial grounds sit in what was once Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to more than a dozen pyramids, including Egypt s oldest, the Pyramid of Djoser.
The site has yielded thousands of artefacts over decades of excavation, but among the biggest rewards for Egyptologists in this latest round of discoveries was the identity of a queen who died around 4,200 years ago.