Pyramid of el-Kula - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Pyramid of el-Kula - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Pyramid of el-Kula, along with the pyramids in Edfu-South, Elephantine, Ombos, Saujet el-Meitin, Seila, and Sinki, belongs to a group of seven very similar small step pyramids that were all built far away from the major centers of Egypt and about which very little is known. It is located approximately six kilometers north of the ancient site of Hierakonpolis near the village of Naga el-Mamariya. Of all the pyramids mentioned above, it is in the best state of preservation. It was first described in 1837 by John Shae Perring and Richard William Howard Vyse, who called it el-Koofa. A thorough excavation and examination of the structure was carried out in 1949 under the direction of the Belgian Egyptologist Jean Capart. Read more on Wikipedia
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