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EVOLUTION OF PYRAMID

The pyramids of Ancient Eypt !ent thro"h many chanes #eforethey too$ on the eometric shape

that !e are acc"stomed to

seein%

Eyptian tom#s oriina&&y #ean as a simp&e pit in the sandy desert

that !as &ined !ith a reed mat%

Pharaohs and commoners !ere #"ried in the same fashion%

As Eyptian re&iio"s #e&iefs de'e&oped( pharaohs !ere #"ried !ith

artifacts that !ere necessary in the after&ife%

D"e to 'anda&ism( and the increasin n"m#er of artifacts that !ere

#"ried !ith !ea&thy $ins( the pit #ecame a rectan"&ar ho&e &ined

!ith m"d #ric$s or tim#er%

A mo"nd !as created o'er the #"ria& site( !hich !as s"pported #y

tim#er po&es and co'ered !ith #ric$s% These co'ered mo"nds !ere

$no!n as masta#as%

O'er the years( the interior of masta#as #ecame increasin&y

e&a#orate !ith the intention of conf"sin tom# ro##ers( and to a&&o!

more room to ho&d a pharaoh)s possessions for

the after&ife%

The t"nne& that accessed the s"n$en #"ria&cham#er !as fi&&ed !ith sand( r"##&e( and stone

#arriers%

The entrance !as then dis"ised to &oo$ &i$e part of the !a&&%

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In 2oser)s pyramid( the #"ria& cham#er !as &ocated at the #ottom of

a 5- ft% shaft%

The cham#er entrance co"&d #e reached #y tra'e&&in do!n a s&opin

passae oriinatin at the north face%

A series of 6a&&ery Rooms !ere &ocated at the #ottom of the shaft(

and &ed into the *in)s #"ria& cham#er !hich !as &ined !ith tim#er

and #&"e ti&es%

The serda# and offerin chape&s !ere in a temp&e on the north face of

the pyramid that contained t!o open co"rtyards( se'era& chape&s( and

storerooms%

The temp&e !as roofed !ith stone s&a#s that !ere car'ed and painted

to represent the ear&ier pa&m7tr"n$ cei&ins%

After the creation of the first step7pyramids( the desin !as modified

to ha'e smooth( &imestone

faces%

The steps of the inner pyramid

!ere co'ered in hand7chise&ed

&imestone ta$en from the

8"arries of As!an farther do!n

the Ni&e Ri'er%

The appearance in the day of the Ancient Eyptians !as that of a

shimmerin !hite mo"ntain%

The inspiration for s&opin the sides of the pyramids came from animae formed #y the s"n)s rays #rea$in thro"h the c&o"ds%

It !as intended to #rin the #"ried pharoah c&oser to the s"n od Re%

The first tr"e pyramid !as constr"cted for *in 3nefr" at Medi"m%

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The #"ria& cham#er !as on&y

accessi#&e #y a sma&& t"nne& in

the north face !ith a -9 deree

s&ope%

The famo"s #ent pyramid at

Dahsh"r has sides that oriina&&y

s&oped at :; derees%

Mid!ay thro"h the pro