For the first time since 1965 , two pyramids built by the ancient Egyptians, including the exclusive " Bent Pyramid “, Have been open to the public.
The two pyramids - the Bent Pyramid and its satellite in the royal necropolis of Dashur - they are approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Cairo . Both are over 4000 years old .
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has revealed its latest discoveries of stone, clay and wooden sarcophagi, some of which contained mummies with wooden funerary masks.
The finds also included stone-cutting tools dated to the late period , which lasted from 664 BC to 332 BC , or around the time of Alexander the Great .
The Bent Pyramid , built around to 2600 BC by the pharaoh Sneferu during the ancient kingdom, it is a unique structure of its kind.
Archaeologists note that its architecture is a transition between the step pyramid of Djoser , built between 2667 BC and 2648 BC , and the pyramid of Meidum , which also dates back to 2600 BC.
The lower half is still covered with its original limestone. The sides rise at an angle of 54 degrees , but subsequently tapering to an angle of 43 degrees upwards , giving it a “ folded look ".
The Bent Pyramid, as well as the other pyramids of the royal necropolis of Dashur (a part of the necropolis of Menfi ), are registered as World Heritage sites with the United Nations Organization for education, science and culture ( UNESCO ).
Originally published in Live Science .