Pyramid scheme
Egypt unveils the discovery of a 4,300-year-old tomb
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Desert winds blow, sands shift, archaeologists dig, and one day you find a pyramid. Egyptian authorities announced yesterday that they discovered what's left of the base of a pyramid estimated to be 4,300 years old near Saqqara.
The site has been under excavation for 20 years and is believed to have belonged to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, who ruled the Sixth Dynasty around 2291 B.C.
"It's common for us to find a tomb or a statue, but to find a pyramid, that is rare," Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council on Antiquities, told reporters. "There are probably many more discoveries to be made around this site."
Archaeologists have yet to enter the pyramid's tomb.
About 12 miles south of Cairo, Saqqara was a necropolis for rulers of ancient Egypt.
The newest find brings the number of Egypt's discovered pyramids to 118.
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