Ancient Queen's burial chamber discovered at Saqqara

A French archaeological team digging at Saqqara has discovered the burial chamber of 6th Dynasty Queen Behenu, wife of either Pepi I or Pepi II. The burial chamber was revealed while the team was cleaning the sand from Behenu's pyramid in the area of el-Shawaf in South Saqqara, west of the pyramid of King Pepi I.

Ancient Queen's burial chamber discovered at Saqqara

A French archaeological team digging at Saqqara has discovered the burial chamber of 6th Dynasty Queen Behenu, wife of either Pepi I or Pepi II. The burial chamber was revealed while the team ...

Wed 3 Mar 10 from The Independent

Spell-covered burial chamber found in Egypt's Saqqara

CAIRO (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed the intact sarcophagus of Egypt's Queen Behenu inside her 4,000-year-old burial chamber near her pyramid in Saqqara, chief archaeologist Zahi ...

Thu 4 Mar 10 from Reuters

Spell-covered burial chamber found in Egypt's Saqqara, Wed 3 Mar 10 from Reuters

Burial Chamber of Mysterious Ancient Egyptian Queen Discovered

French mission head Philippe Collombert said the mummy of Queen Behenu was destroyed, but the chamber contained green hieroglyphics picked out on white stone known as the "Pyramid Texts."

Wed 3 Mar 10 from FOXNews

Egyptian Queen's Burial Chamber Located In Saqqara

Archaeologists have discovered an intact sarcophagus of an Egyptian queen inside a 4,000-year-old burial chamber in Saqqara, chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced Wednesday.

Thu 4 Mar 10 from RedOrbit

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