Serapeum of Saqqara
Serapeum de Saqqara
- Date
- 1850 · confidence high
- Place
- Saqqara, Egypt
- Credited to
- Auguste Mariette
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Underground necropolis of the sacred Apis bulls at Saqqara, discovered by French archaeologist Auguste Mariette, revealing centuries of ancient Egyptian religious cult practice.
What it led to
- Birth of scientific French archaeology in Egypt
- Founding of the Egyptian Antiquities Service
- Studies on the Apis and Serapis cults
- Systematic excavations in the Saqqara necropolis