"The Lost Pyramid" by M. Zakaria Goneim
"The Lost Pyramid" by M. Zakaria Goneim
Rinehart & Company, Inc | 1956 | ISBN: n/a | 208 pages | PDF | 28 MB
Rinehart & Company, Inc | 1956 | ISBN: n/a | 208 pages | PDF | 28 MB
In 1951, an Egyptian archaeologist by the name of Zakaria Goneim found the unfinished pyramid of Djoser's successor, Sekhemkhet, to the southwest of the Djoser pyramid.
Only the first step of the pyramid rising to around seven metres was completed before the pharaoh's death. Nonetheless, Goneim found evidence that the pyramid had been used as a burial chamber and had not been disturbed for over 4,000 years.
Experts believe that, if completed, the pyramid would have a larger and more ambitious version of the Djoser Pyramid. The similarities in design to the early pyramid and graffiti found at the site indicate that Imhotep was also responsible for Sekhemkhet's tomb. Muhammed Zakaria Goneim was an Egyptian archaeologist, known for his discoveries in and around Saqqara. He is best known for discovering the Step pyramid of Sekhemkhet.