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Mendelssohn's pyramid theory suggests explanations to a couple of mysteries in pyramid construction: Why in the time of the fourth dynasty, when all of the large Egyptian pyramids were built, there were only three Pharaohs but (with Meidum) five pyramids built.
The Pyramids. Their Archaeology and History. Atlantic Books. Mendelssohn, Kurt (1976). The Riddle of the Pyramids. Sphere Books Ltd: London. ISBN 0-351-17349-8. Link to Internet Archive copy of Mendelssohn's Riddle of the Pyramids; Meidum: Site of the Broken Pyramid & Remnants of the First True Pyramid- Virtual-Egypt
Between 1923 and 1925 he took part in a core expedition to Giza.He worked from 1928 to 1931 on the pyramid of Meidum, and surrounding areas, during this time he discovered the first royal necropolis built in a style of a royal court.
In the hundred years prior to Giza—beginning with Djoser, who ruled from 2687 to 2667 BC, and amongst dozens of other temples, smaller pyramids, and general construction projects—four other massive pyramids were built: the Step pyramid of Saqqara (believed to be the first Egyptian pyramid), the pyramid of Meidum, the Bent Pyramid, and the ...
The southern Pyramid of Sneferu, commonly known as the Bent Pyramid, is believed to be the first Egyptian pyramid intended by its builders to be a "true" smooth-sided pyramid from the outset; the earlier pyramid at Meidum had smooth sides in its finished state, but it was conceived and built as a step pyramid, before having its steps filled in ...
More than 30 pyramids in Egypt, including in Giza, may have been built along a branch of the Nile that has long since disappeared, a new study suggests. New research could solve the mystery behind ...
Pyramid of Meidum (Snefru endures) Meidum: 144 65 638,733 (possibly unfinished) 51° 50' 35" [3] Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid. The Meidum pyramid may have been originally built for Huni and continued by Sneferu. 4th Sneferu Bent Pyramid
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