The Great Pyramid stands more than 480 feet tall with the length of each side of the base ... head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. Five rooms atop the king's burial chamber in another part ...

The three pyramids in the Great Pyramids complex resemble the belt of the Orion constellation, another name for Osiris, the ...

German archaeological mission found the tomb of an ancient governor's daughter. Two tombs were found, one inside the other, covered in intricate script and art.

From the north, a shaft led down to the burial chamber. This was located underground and was a small room. Its ceiling consisted of plates, located at the same height as the base of the pyramid. The ...

The Great Pyramid required three different types of stone. The exterior was made of high-quality limestone, the inner core consisted of a more common limestone, and the chambers for the sacred ...

The pyramid ... sarcophagus chamber to the right (north). [2] The hypogeum was designed to be virtually impervious to plunderers by several sophisticated expedients, such as direction changes, level ...

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The king used a variety of stones in creative ways and put a great deal ... The burial chamber, roofed with limestone gables, lies west of the antechamber. The pyramid complex of Sahure is one ...