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Nov. 11, 2008
Yahoo News
SAQQARA, Egypt –

Egypt's chief archaeologist has announced the discovery of a 4,300-year-old pyramid in Saqqara,
the sprawling necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.

The pyramid is said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti who was the founder of
the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass made the announcement Tuesday at the site in Saqqara, about
12 miles south of Cairo.

Hawass' team has been excavating the site for two years. He says the discovery was only made two months
ago when it became clear that the 16-foot-tall structure uncovered from the sand was a pyramid.

Hawass says the new pyramid is the 118th discovered so far in Egypt.

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              Archaeology workers dig at
              the site of a newly-dis-
              covered pyramid at Saqqara
              near Cairo, Egypt,

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By VoiceOfAmerica News
11 November 2008
 
Egyptian archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 4,300-year-old pyramid in the sands south
of Cairo.

The structure was found at the burial site of Saqqara two months ago.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass told reporters Tuesday the pyramid likely belonged to Queen Sesheshet,
the mother of King Teti, who founded Egypt's Sixth Dynasty.

Two of the Pharaoh's wives are buried nearby.

Cultural authorities say the structure originally reached about 14 meters high, but only the five-meter-high
base remains. They say thieves likely have already looted any treasure that was in the pyramid, the 118th
found in Egypt.

Saqqara is perched high above Cairo on a desert plateau that stretches for 70 kilometers. It was a burial
ground for the rulers of ancient Egypt.
 


Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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SATALLITE MAP OF SAQQARA

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An Egyptian worker walks past the Saqqara Step pyramid near a newly discovered pyramid at an ancient burial ground in Saqqara south of Cairo.

A 4,300-year-old pyramid has been discovered at the Saqqara necropolis outside Cairo, Egypt's culture minister
has said.

(AFP/Khaled Desouki)

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Archaeology workers carry rocks away at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid, the base of which is seen at center, at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old and said
to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Archaeology workers carry rocks away at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid, the base of which is seen at left, at
Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old and said
to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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An archaeology worker cleans hieroglyphic details on a white limestone casing at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid
at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass, not seen, announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years
old and said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass, center-right, walks around the site of a newly-discovered pyramid, the base of
which is seen at center, at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old and
said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Archaeology workers dig at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid, the base of which is seen at center, at Saqqara
near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old and
said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass, above-left, looks down as archaeology workers dig at the site of a newly-
discovered pyramid, the base of which is seen center-left, at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old
and said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Archaeology workers dig at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid, the base of which is seen center-left, at Saqqara
near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old and
said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass, center, speaks to the media at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid, the
base of which is seen center-right, at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old
and said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom,
in Saqqara, the necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Archaeology workers carry rocks away at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid, the base of which is seen center-left,
at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old and
said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom, in
Saqqara, the necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass speaks to the media at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid at Saqqara near
Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the new pyramid, dated about 4,300 years old and
said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti, founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom, in
Saqqara, the necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)