Saqqara Necropolis 19 Oct 2019 – 19 Oct 2019

Saqqara ( also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English , is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world-famous Step pyramid of Djoser, sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of mastabas (Arabic word meaning 'bench'). Located some 30 km (19 mi) south of modern-day Cairo, Saqqara covers an area of around 7 by 1.5 km (4.35 by 0.93 mi).



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At Saqqara, the oldest complete stone building complex known in history was built; Djoser's step pyramid, built during the Third Dynasty. Another 16 Egyptian…
Entrance
Temple at the entrance.
View into the Nile Valley
In June 2019, several hundred cache of mummies dating 2,000 years back were found by a team of Polish archaeologists led by Dr. Kamil Kuraszkiewicz.…
Northeast of the Step Pyramid of Djoser is the mound of rubble, which represents the Pyramid of Userkaf, founder of the Fifth Dynasty. The pyramid was…
The funerary complex of Djoser (Zoser) is believed to have been built around the beginning of the 3rd Dynasty. It is a walled compound that is constructed from…
Past a reproduction. in stone, of a double door is the colonnade. The colonnade has almost entirely been reconstructed by fitting bits and pieces of the stones…
The hall has twenty pairs of limestone columns composed of drum-shaped segments built to look like bundles of plant stems and reaching a height of 6.6 m (22…