4,300-year-old pyramid discovered in Egypt

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Tomb thought to house remains of Queen Sesheshet, mother of King Teti


Egyptian archaeologists work at an ancient burial ground in Saqqara which dates back to 2,700 BC, about 22 miles south of Cairo.

SAQQARA, Egypt - Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pyramid buried in the desert and thought to belong to the mother of a pharaoh who ruled more than 4,000 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief said on Tuesday.

The pyramid, found about two months ago in the sand south of Cairo, probably housed the remains of Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, who ruled from 2323 to 2291 B.C. and founded Egypt's Sixth Dynasty, Zahi Hawass told reporters.

"The only queen whose pyramid is missing is Shesheshet, which is why I am sure it belonged to her," Hawass said. "This will enrich our knowledge about the Old Kingdom."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27661580/

[emad]

1. Link for video footage:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3445882/4300-year-old-pyramid-discovered-in-Egypt.html

[On the Road]

2. Video?

Is it, like, moving or something?

[emad]

6. Supposed to be the link directing you to a vid of the excavation site.

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[applegrove]

3. Very cool!

[Tutankhamun]

4. Pretty cool, but not as cool as my tomb.

[Nihil]

5. Nah ... your one is just a hole in the ground full of junk ...

... a bit like an 18th dynasty land-fill really ... :P