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Jabal al-Tayr Discovery Offers New Clues to the Origins of Egyptian Pyramid Architecture

Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered two Early Dynastic tombs at Jabal al-Tayr in Minya, shedding light on the origins of Egyptian funerary architecture before the pyramids.

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Jun 21, 2026
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View of the discovered structures. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
View of the newly uncovered structures. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities وزارة السياحة والآثار

The find was announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities after excavations by an …

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