In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

CAIRO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a tomb dating back more than 4,000 years at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Renowned archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass noted that the mission discovered statues of King Djoser, along with his wife and ten daughters, according to a statement by the ...

Waser-If-Re is the son of King Userkaf, the founding monarch ... these statues were initially housed in a chamber near Djoser's Step Pyramid and relocated to Prince Waser-If-Re's tomb during ...

King Userkaf founded an ancient Egyptian ... Archaeologists believe the statue was originally located in a room near Djoser’s Step Pyramid and later moved to Prince Userefre’s tomb.

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 ...