Archaeologists working at the site of Saqqara have discovered a 4,100-year-old tomb that held the burial of a doctor.

The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" ...

Scholars continue to unfurl millennia-old mysteries as archaeological excavations carry on in the ancient necropolis of ...

The discovery was uncovered in Saqqara, the site of the ancient city of Memphis, about 25 miles southwest of Cairo, and has been identified as the final resting place of Tetinebefou. Tetinebefou was a ...

The kiln tomb is filled with vibrant wall painting and inscriptions, and is believed to belong to a witch doctor who likely 'healed' pharaohs from animal bites and stings ...

The inscriptions on the tomb identify its owner as “Tetinebefou” described as a celebrated physician. The findings provide significant insight into his life and status during Ancient Egypt's ...

Inscriptions on the tomb identifys its owner as "Tetinebefou", a celebrated physician during the reign of King Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty, which spanned roughly from 2305 BC to 2118 BC.

A team of French and Swiss archaeologists has unearthed a remarkable Egyptian tomb dating back over 4,100 years. The burial site belonged to Tetinebefou, a royal physician whose wide-ranging medical ...

The burial belonged to Tetinebefou, a physician who reportedly treated the pharaoh himself. The site’s vivid wall paintings and inscriptions reveal his esteemed position in ancient Egyptian ...

Franco-Swiss Archaeological Mission of Saqqara Inside the tomb, researchers found a stone sarcophagus bearing the name “Tetinebefou” in hieroglyphics. The inscriptions also indicate that he ...