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5,000-Year-Old Tombs Found in Minya May Reveal an Early Step Toward Egypt’s Pyramids
Before the first pyramids appeared, Egyptian builders were already experimenting with stone tombs that demanded careful control of weight, balance, and stability. Archaeologists at Jabal al-Tayr in Egypt’s Minya Governorate have uncovered two Early Dynastic tombs, along with burials dating to the Predynastic period and the Late Period. Announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and…