Archeologists Debate The Purpose Of 4,600-Year-Old 'Provincial' Pyramids That Predate Giza

Meera Dolasia
Sat, 08 Feb 2014 13:55:19 -0800

At a symposium held by the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities in Toronto, Ontario, on January 11th, archeologists revealed the uncovering of yet another provincial pyramid near the ancient settlement of Edfu in Southern Egypt. The 4,600-year-old structure, built decades before the Great Pyramid of Giza, is the seventh of its kind discovered scattered near major ancient settlements, throughout central and southern Egypt.