tombs

The findings were made at Saqqara—a site that once served as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis.

"Like all these other sites in Egypt, there's a lot left to map and discover."

Videos appear to show protesting elderly residents lying in their coffins in hopes of keeping them.

The burial site contains the mummy of a high priest of Thoth—the ancient Egyptian god of science, magic and writing— whose preserved organs are contained in jars.

The tomb appears to be both the oldest and largest of its kind ever recorded in southern Siberia.

Three of the children appeared to have been well-cared for; the fourth did not, possibly due to differences in social class.

Archaeologists uncovered a golden ring, bronze leaves and other rare artefacts.

The tombs from the 27th dynasty and the Greco-Roman era contain a number of sarcophagi and the remains of men, women and children.

A 2,200-year-old Egyptian mummy will go on display as part of a new exhibition at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.