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Body Worlds (German title: Körperwelten) is a traveling exposition of dissected human bodies, animals, and other anatomical structures of the body that have been preserved through the process of plastination.
Pyramid Texts Queen's pyramid of Udjebten: Pyramid Texts Dyn Pyramid names Sarcophagi / Coffins Human remains Canopic jars and chests Wall Decorations Other noteworthy finds, sources First Intermediate Period; 8th: Pyramid of Qakare Ibi: Granite monolith once held sarcophagus Pyramid Texts Middle Kingdom; 11th: Pyramid of Reherishefnakht
The pyramid of Djoser, [a] sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser or Zoser, Step Pyramid of Horus Neterikhet is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis. [4] It is the first Egyptian pyramid to be built. The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt. [5]
The body of the animal up to its neck is fashioned from softer layers that have suffered considerable disintegration. [58] The layer in which the head was sculpted is much harder. [58] [59] A number of "dead-end" shafts are known to exist within and below the body of the Great Sphinx, most likely dug by treasure hunters and tomb robbers.
The Great Pyramid of Giza [a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid.It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.Built c. 2600 BC, [3] over a period of about 26 years, [4] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.
The Djoser pyramid in Egypt is known as the oldest in the world at 4,700 years old. ... which would be required to build pyramid-type structures, is 9,000 years old and located in modern-day Turkey.
On October 15, 2016, ScanPyramids confirmed their first unknown void discoveries thanks to muon tomography in the Great Pyramid. [11] [12] A previously unknown cavity [13] was confirmed on the North-Eastern Edge, [14] roughly at 110 metres (360 ft) high with similar void volume characteristics as a known "cave" located at 83 metres (272 ft) on the same edge.
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