Egypt opens Sneferu's 'Bent' Pyramid in Dahshur, a 101-metre structure just south of Cairo that marks a key step in the evolution of pyramid construction
An archeological worker displays a sarcophagus that was discovered near the King Amenemhat II pyramid, south of Cairo, Egypt, July 13, 2019
They will also be able to enter an adjoining 18-metre high "side pyramid", possibly for Sneferu's wife Hetepheres, opened for the first time since its excavation in 1956. The angular shape contrasts with the straight sides of Sneferu's Red Pyramid just to the north, the first of ancient Egypt's fully formed pyramids and the next step towards the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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