New Pyramid Older than Giza, Excavated in Egypt

The remains of the new ancient Egyptian pyramid have been discovered in the South of Cairo, found to be older than pyramid of Giza.

The Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities has stated that the remains could date to the 13th century Pharaonic Dynasty, making them approximately 3,700 years old. Corridors of the pyramid and a tablet with ten lines of hieroglyphics were among the findings, and are in excellent condition, according to Huffington Post.

The new pyramid lies near the Dahshur’s royal necropolis, where Ancient Egyptian King Sneferu lived during the 4th Century BCE.

Among the Egyptian pyramids discovered earlier, the Red and Bent Pyramids were constructed by King Sneferu. He was succeeded by his son King Khufu, who built the pyramids at Giza.

Essmat Sonay, the General Manager of the Egyptian Ministry for Antiquities, posted photos of the astonishing discovery on social media.

As excavation is still being done, no further information has been released regarding the pyramid except for the estimation that the newly discovered remains could belong to the inside of the Bent Pyramid, according to Adel Okasha, the head of the Dahshur necropolis.