Ancient 4,300-year-old pyramid discovered in EgyptA 4,300-year-old pyramid has been discovered at the Saqqara necropolis necropolis: see cemetery. necropolis (Greek: “city of the dead”) Extensive and elaborate burial place serving an ancient city. The locations of these cemeteries varied. outside Cairo, Egypt's culture minister said on Tuesday. Faruq Hosni made the announcement at a press conference in Saqqara, an ancient burial ground Burial Ground Aceldama potter’s field; burial place for strangers. [N. T.: Matthew 27:6–10, Acts 1:18–19] Alloway graveyard where Tam O’Shanter saw witches dancing among opened coffins. [Br. Lit. which dates back to 2,700 BC and is dominated by the massive bulk of King Zoser's step pyramid The construction of step pyramids has been an ancient part of several cultures throughout history. These pyramids typically are large and made of several layers, or steps, of stone. , the first ever built. Husni said the pyramid, five metres (16 foot) tall, is believed to have been 15 metres tall when it was first built for Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti who founded the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom. The pyramid's base was discovered "20 metres below the sands and a doorway for the burial place any place where burials are made. See also: Burial was also discovered," Hosni said, adding that it seems thieves had looted the pyramid. 
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