4,300-yr-old Pyramid Discovered in Egypt Posted at 11/11/2008 01:00:00 PM 0 comments (+) Agence France-Presse

A 4,300-year-old pyramid has been discovered at the Saqqara necropolis outside Cairo, Egypt's culture minister said on Tuesday.

Faruq Hosni made the announcement at a press conference in Saqqara, an ancient burial ground which dates back to 2,700 BC and is dominated by the massive bulk of King Zoser's step pyramid, the first ever built.

Husni said the pyramid, five meters (16 foot) tall, is believed to have been 15 meters tall when it was first built for Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti who founded the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.

The pyramid's base was discovered "20 meters below the sands and a doorway for the burial place was also discovered," Hosni said, adding that it seems thieves had looted the pyramid.

~ How ironic... the thieves got there first?! Tsk... Maybe next time they should hire thieves instead of archeologists. LOL!

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