5 board games played in ancient worlds, from India’s Chaturanga to The Royal Game of Ur

A recent exhibition showcased India’s ancient board games, but their archaeological evidence has also been found globally. It ...
Game Rant

What are Districts and Quarters in Civ 7?

Patches Chance has been a contributor at Game Rant since November 2024 covering anime and gaming guides. An unexpected opportunity to write about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drew Patches in and started ...
The Sun

Lost tomb of Ancient Egypt ‘sorcerer’ who healed sick royals found in City of the Dead – but it hints at tragic secret

THE lost tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal doctor that dabbled in “magic” has been uncovered. Teti Neb Fu’s burial place was found in the southern part of Saqqara, a vast burial ground often described ...
La Brújula Verde

The Tomb of the “Magician of the Goddess Selket”, a High-Ranking Physician of the Old Kingdom, Discovered in Egypt

Detail of the interior of the mastaba with the physician's tomb found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for ...
The Peninsula

Egypt discovers 4,000-year-old tomb near Cairo

Cairo: A joint French-Swiss archaeological mission has discovered an over 4,000-year-old mastaba at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the capital Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and ...
Egypt Independent

Various new archaeological discoveries announced in Saqqara area

An Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission working at the Saqqara archaeological area has uncovered several new discoveries, including tombs, graves and assorted Mastaba. The announcement came ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Are Investigating a Puzzling Underground ‘Anomaly’ Near the Giza Pyramids

Researchers used ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography to scan the graveyard near the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Archaeological Prospection Without breaking ground, ...
Egypt Independent

Photos: Egypt unearths 4,300-year-old mastaba in Dahshur

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that the Egyptian-German archaeological mission, affiliated with the German Archaeological Institute, uncovered a mastaba dating back to the Old ...
Artnet

Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb With Rare Inscriptions

A joint mission between German and Egyptian archaeologists has uncovered a centuries-old mastaba during an excavation in Dahshur, close to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Mastabas are a type of ancient ...
National Geographic news

Egypt's first pharaohs loved catfish—and worshipped them

This humble Nile River resident may not leap to mind as one of ancient Egypt's sacred animals, but the catfish's stubborn resilience and illusive power over death were once cherished. Crafted around ...
idw

Old Kingdom mastaba tomb with rare, finely painted decoration discovered in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur

The newly discovered, richly decorated mastaba tomb dates from the late 5th or early 6th dynasty (ca. 2300 BC) and comprises seven burial shafts and a cult chamber. Despite massive destruction in ...
CNN

Colorful paintings of daily life uncovered in 4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb

Colorful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than 4,300 years. The tomb, known as a mastaba, was found in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur, about ...