Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid Reopens After 14-Year Closure

Assembled between 2630 and 2611 B.C. in Saqqara, Egypt, the pyramid,where Djoser and 11 of his daughters were buried upon their deaths,contains roughly 11.6 million cubic feetof stone and clay. Looping through and around the burial chambers is awinding, maze-like network of tunnels that was likely designed toprevent theft but apparently weakened the building’s structuralintegrity. – Smithsonian