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Introduction to Archaeology, 5th Period
"Good afternoon, guys. I hope you all enjoyed your break," Daniel said.
"Today, I want to talk about the pyramids. Egypt's pyramids served as tombs for her dead kings.And also as landing sites for alien ships, but we're not going to be going into that. The focus of a complex of ritual buildings, the pyramid was the magical powerhouse where the mummified pharaoh would attain eternal life.
The first pyramid was Djoser's Step Pyramid, built not long after Egypt had become a unified land, in approximately 3000 BC. The Great Pyramid of Khufu, at Giza, was raised a century later. But these pyramids did not come from a technological void. A clear evolution can be traced from the most ancient prehistoric graves to the splendours of the Giza plateau.
Prehistoric pit graves
Mastaba tomb, Saqqara
Djoeser's step pyramid
Meidum pyramid
Bent Pyramid of Dahshur
The Great Pyramid
Khaefre's pyramid and Sphinx
New Kingdom pyramid, Deir el-Medina
Today, I want to discuss Mastaba tombs and the step pyramid. Why are these so important? What can they tell us about Ancient Egypt?"
"Today, I want to talk about the pyramids. Egypt's pyramids served as tombs for her dead kings.
The first pyramid was Djoser's Step Pyramid, built not long after Egypt had become a unified land, in approximately 3000 BC. The Great Pyramid of Khufu, at Giza, was raised a century later. But these pyramids did not come from a technological void. A clear evolution can be traced from the most ancient prehistoric graves to the splendours of the Giza plateau.
Prehistoric pit graves
Mastaba tomb, Saqqara
Djoeser's step pyramid
Meidum pyramid
Bent Pyramid of Dahshur
The Great Pyramid
Khaefre's pyramid and Sphinx
New Kingdom pyramid, Deir el-Medina
Today, I want to discuss Mastaba tombs and the step pyramid. Why are these so important? What can they tell us about Ancient Egypt?"