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Lost Pyramid Found in Egypt

Posted Jun 6, 08 3:06 AM CDT in World,  Arts & Living,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – The remnants of a 4,500-year-old Egyptian pyramid lost for generations has been rediscovered by archaeologists, National Geographic reports. It's believed to be the tomb of  King Menkauhor—who ruled in 2,400 BC—and was found in the midst of a sprawling burial complex at Saqqara, where scientists also unearthed a new stretch of a sacred road that was used for lavish funeral processions.

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Workers at the site of a so-called "missing" pyramid at Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt.   (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A worker dusts off a gray granite slab, part of a sarcophagus, at the site of a so-called "missing" pyramid.   (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A tunnel of underground tombs closed to the public for ten years. Archaeologists at the site announced the discovery of a lost Pyramid and part of a sacred procession route.   (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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