Saqqara
Recently, archaeologists in Egypt unearthed tombs containing mummy masks and a 'god of silence' statue at Saqqara.
- Saqqara is part of the necropolis (burial place) of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
- It is located on the western bank of the Nile, 40 kilometers south of Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
- Saqqara’s name derives from the name of the burial god Sokar.
- It was an active burial ground for more than 3500 years and is Egypt’s largest archaeological site.
- It is where the transition from the use of the mastaba (ancient Egyptian tombs, in the form of a massive ....
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