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Zawyet Pyramid EG051044jhp Zawyet Pyramid Layer Egyptian Khaba shaft hole excavation sand desert one of two unfinished pyramids at Zawiyet el-Aryan of which this one is known as the Layer Pyramid and is attributed to King Khaba from Horus stone vases found nearby. The distinctive accretions of layers of inward sloping limestone bricks or shaped stones suggest an evolving the Step Pyramid construction started at Saqqara at Zawiyat al Aryan Zawiyet el Aryan dating from King Khaba in 2600BC so after the Step Pyramid. It is located north of Abu Ghurab and Abusir on the desert edge. It is situated near military bases and requires a local taxi driver to make the journey as not included on any but the most specialised Egyptological tours. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Abusir, Zawyet, Zawiyet, Aryan, pyramid, unfinished, layer, limestone, stones, bricks, accretion, construction, sloping, upright, history, ancient, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, experimental, Saqqara, Step, Zoser, Imhotep, tomb, death, burial, shaft, steps, excavation, eternal, afterlife, pharaohs, masonry, sand, unfinished, desert, sand, military, bases, closed, area, restricted, foundation
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
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Zawyet Pyramid EG051044jhp
Upload Date: 2005-04-20 08:02:16
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Zawyet Pyramid Layer Egyptian Khaba shaft hole excavation sand desert

one of two unfinished pyramids at Zawiyet el-Aryan of which this one is known as the Layer Pyramid and is attributed to King Khaba from Horus stone vases found nearby. The distinctive accretions of layers of inward sloping limestone bricks or shaped stones suggest an evolving the Step Pyramid construction started at Saqqara at Zawiyat al Aryan Zawiyet el Aryan dating from King Khaba in 2600BC so after the Step Pyramid. It is located north of Abu Ghurab and Abusir on the desert edge. It is situated near military bases and requires a local taxi driver to make the journey as not included on any but the most specialised Egyptological tours.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Abusir, Zawyet, Zawiyet, Aryan, pyramid, unfinished, layer, limestone, stones, bricks, accretion, construction, sloping, upright, history, ancient, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, experimental, Saqqara, Step, Zoser, Imhotep, tomb, death, burial, shaft, steps, excavation, eternal, afterlife, pharaohs, masonry, sand, unfinished, desert, sand, military, bases, closed, area, restricted, foundation