Described as a ‘very significant’ find, eight rooms, that probably accommodated royal grave goods, have been uncovered in the Pyramid of Sahure in Abusir, Giza. These chambers, obscured from the world for over four millennia, have now been brought to light by a dedicated Egyptian-German archaeological team.
The pyramid complex is tied to King Sahure, the second ruler of the fifth dynasty of Egypt, dating back to the 2400 BC. He was also the first ruler to be buried in the Abusir part of the complex.
Though the northern and southern parts of the storage area are severely damaged, remnants of the original walls and parts of the floor can be seen. This Egyptian-German mission has been led by Egyptologist Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled of the Department of Egyptology at Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg (JMU), according to their press announcement .
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The conservation and restoration project inside Sahura’s pyramid, initiated in 2019 and supported by the Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), aimed to safeguard the substructure of Sahura’s pyramid. The team’s efforts focused on cleaning the interior rooms, stabilizing the pyramid from inside, and preventing further collapse. In the process, the team succeeded in securing the pyramid’s burial chambers, which had previously been inaccessible.
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