Egypt uncovers 'missing' pyramid of a pharaoh by Radka Konkolova

The archaeologists have distinguish themselves again. They have unveil a “missing” pyramid, which was indeed considered to be existing but also mentioned only once. So for some people as well as archaeologists this could look like that it is not real. But in case of that, this was not good feeling. The first archaeologist who had found this pyramid was German citizen, named Karl Richard Lepsius. He had mentioned this special, massive frame in notes of his finds in Saqqara. But within a while, the pyramid got lost mysteriously under heap the sand and nobody could find it. Till now. Because experts found this frame when dug 15-foot deep pit. This building is supposed to belong to Menkauhor, who was one of the Egyptian pharaoh ruling only for eight years. This pyramid is reputedly his resting place, but it is still not completely sure, because the walls and entrance of the tomb are still covered by the pile of sand. And there was no hieroglyphs written inscription with the information about who the owner of that pyramid had been. Another part of exploration of these days is a partial road leading alongside this pyramid from a mummification chamber, which has been uncovered with the pyramid. Archaeologists claim, this is the procession road where the highest priests walked carrying mummified remains of then sacred animals and allegedly they were only people who could walk down this road. During this ceremony, priests had to have their faces covered by special masks and they carried relics of the mummified bulls worshiped in the city of Memphis until their death, toward the places of their last rest, which were underground galleries of the Serapium. They have called it “Headless Pyramid” while it has lost its top. This one has got only its rectangular base, which is really massive, and quite long edges. It is supposed that this pyramid could belong to the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt Monarchs and that it can be about two hundred years younger that those one in Giza, which is probably most known. And this means that the “Headless Pyramid” is approximately 4,300 years old. Quite respectable age... Although archaeologists have found many remains, pyramids and many other more or less valuable things from old Egypt and Old Egypt Kingdom, they are sure, that it is only a fragment of all of those, which are still buried under a plenty of sand and are waiting for the rediscovery...

by Radka Konkolova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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