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Egypt's Oldest Pyramid Is Being Destroyed By Its Own Restoration Team

Posted by samzenpus on from the this-won't-take-long dept.

Taffykay writes The oldest pyramid in Egypt, the Pyramid of Djoserat Saqqara, is being destroyed by the very company the Egyptian government has hired to restore it. The roughly 4,600-year-old structure has been in trouble since an earthquake hit the region in 1992, but in a difficult political and economic climate for the country, those now tasked with preserving the pyramid are said to be doing more harm than good.

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  1. Re:Oldest stone complex? by CxDoo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Tell me more about those Muslims from 4000+ years ago.

    Btw, citation needed. For example, beat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe/.

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