Saqqara
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The authors note that similar conditions are seen in baboon remains from two other sites of similar age, Saqqara and Tuna el-Gebel, suggesting a fairly consistent mode of captive keeping in all three sites.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023
A decades-old Dutch archaeological mission in Egypt has been suspended after authorities there revoked the National Museum of Antiquities’s permit to excavate at Saqqara, a necropolis on the outskirts of Cairo.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 14, 2023
Egypt has carried out extensive digging operations in Saqqara and other ancient locations in recent years, which resulted in a number of high-profile discoveries.
From Reuters • May 27, 2023
The tombs, meanwhile, were for a top official from the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt, and a priest from the New Kingdom, according to Sabri Farag, head of the Saqqara archaeological site.
From Washington Times • May 27, 2023
Teti had laid the foundation of the great palace of Memphis, Ouenephes had built the pyramids of Ko-kome near Saqqara.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
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