Saqqara

Welcome to Saqqara, arguably the most important archaeological site in Egypt, serving as the primary necropolis for the ancient capital of Memphis. As you stand here, you are looking at a landscape that has been a site of sacred…

As we descend into the cool, dark recesses of the Serapeum, the temperature drops and the outside world falls silent. This is one of the most enigmatic sites in the entire necropolis. …

We now arrive at the tomb of Titi, a Sixth Dynasty pyramid that, while appearing as a mound of rubble from the outside, contains a world of historical treasure within. As you approach, you can see the results of centuries of…

Standing before the Pyramid of Unas, we are at the end of the Fifth Dynasty, looking at a monument that changed the landscape of Egyptian religion forever. While it is the smallest of the Old Kingdom pyramids, its historical…

Moving toward the northern section of the Saqqara plateau, we enter a region of active archaeological discovery. It is here that a joint team from the Leiden Museum and the Egyptian Museum in Turin recently unearthed a remarkable…

On the eastern cliffs of the plateau lies the Bubasteion, a fascinating complex dedicated to the cat-goddess Bastet. This area began as a series of New Kingdom tombs for high officials, but during the Late Period, it was…

Leaving the royal monuments behind, we visit the Mastaba of Mereruka, one of the largest and most elaborate private tombs in Saqqara. Mereruka was the Vizier to King Teti, making him the most powerful official in the land after…

As we conclude our journey through the Saqqara necropolis, take a final look at the horizon where the pyramids of different eras stand together against the sky. We have traveled from the first experimental stone steps of Djoser…