Pyramid of ancient queen of 2300BC

Egypt found pyramid of ancient queen
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11-13-2008 09:08
There's a new archaeological discovery in the timeless land of Egypt. Archaeologists announce the discovery of the remains of a pyramid built for the mother of Pharaoh Teti I. The pyramid is about 4,000 years ago.
Egyptian archaeologists say they discovered the pyramid buried in the desert near the famous "Step Pyramid." The new discovery is thought to belong to the mother of a pharaoh who ruled more than 4,000 years ago.

The pyramid, found about two months ago south of Cairo, probably houses the remains of Queen Sesheshet, mother of King Teti. Teti ruled from 2323 to 2291 BC. He was the founder of Egypt's Sixth Dynasty.
The headless, five-metre high pyramid originally reached about 14 metres. Each of its sides is 22 metres long.

The pyramid is the 118th found in Egypt. It was uncovered near the world's oldest pyramid - the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. The area is an important burial ground for rulers of ancient Egypt.
Dr. Zahi Hawass, head of Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, said, "I have been excavating with my Egyptian team in this site for the last twenty years, since 1988, and we rediscovered in this area two pyramids. One belong to a king of dynasty five and one belong to the main queen of King Teti, the first King of Dynasty six. But today we took about twenty meters of sand and we found under the sand this new pyramid."

Archaeologists had previously discovered two pyramids nearby belonging to wives of the king.
The Sixth Dynasty, saw a time of conflict in Egypt's royal family. There was an erosion of centralized power. The Sixth is considered the last dynasty of the Old Kingdom. After that Egypt descended into a period of famine and social upheaval.

It is believed the newly discovered pyramid was originally covered in a casing of white limestone brought from quarries at nearby Tura.

Artifacts including a wooden statue of the ancient Egyptian god Anubis and funerary figurines dating from a later period indicate that the cemetery was used through Roman times.

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[TheDallasDragon]

so are you trying to say the Queen of England is 4000 years old ? and she refuse to die or what>?

and why do you care about the queen of england? is she your queen ? no ? so fuck ooofffff f

[er1ckson33]

where is the pyramid there!!!!!!!!!