Meidum’s “broken pyramid” is one of Egypt’s oldest and strangest sites, with a collapsed outer casing that exposes multiple layers of construction like a cross-section of lost history. Petrie’s ...

Beneath the neglected Old Kingdom site of Meidum lies a megalithic chamber so well-built it looks disconnected from the rough construction above it. Inside sits a single-piece precision granite box ...

The Meidum Geese painting was discovered in a tomb beside the Meidum Pyramid, and is now on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The wall painting features six geese: two pairs facing away from ...

The skeleton of a 13-year-old girl has been discovered in a mysterious grave near an ancient Egyptian pyramid. The burial was found during the excavation of next to the Meidum pyramid south of Cairo, ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered the ancient remains of a girl, two animal heads and three ceramic vessels near a roughly 4,600 year-old pyramid in Egypt, the country's Ministry of Antiquities reported.

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon ...

At Meidum, 30 miles south of Memphis, King Snefru (the first king of the 4th Dynasty, who came to the throne around 2613 BC) built Egypt's first true, or straight-sided, pyramid. This started as a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon ...