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Lost Pyramid Found in Egypt

4,500-year-oldtomb rediscovered

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 6, 2008 3:06 AM CDT
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(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.

Workers at the site of a so-called missing pyramid at Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt.
Workers at the site of a so-called "missing" pyramid at Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt.   (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.
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)
A worker dusts off a gray granite slab, part of a sarcophagus, at the site of a so-called missing pyramid.
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)
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Egypt uncovers a 4,000-year-old "missing" pyramid
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Photos: Lost Egypt Pyramid found near bull tombs
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Pyramids • ancient Egypt • Memphis • King Menkauhor • Saqqara • Headless Pyramid • Supreme Council of Antiquities • National Geographic Society • Old Kingdom • Middle Kingdom • sarcophagus

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