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Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old pyramid for ancient queen

Workers clean fragments and dusts around the new found pyramid in Saqqara, 30Km south of Cairo, capital of Egypt, on Nov. 11, 2008.  

Workers clean fragments and dusts around the new found pyramid in Saqqara, 30Km south of Cairo, capital of Egypt, on Nov. 11, 2008. Hawass announced Tuesday that he and his team have discovered a new pyramid which dates back to 4300 years ago in Saqqara. He says it is belonged to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti who was the first king of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom, and becomes the 118th pyramid discovered so far in Egypt. [Xinhua]  



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