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The Meidum Pyramid

2015; American Research Center in Egypt; Volume: 51; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5913/jarce.51.2015.a010

2330-1880

Colin Reader,

Islamic Studies and History

Located more than 70 km south of Cairo, the Meidum pyramid is noteworthy because of its square, tower-like shape and the difficulties associated with its attribution. Drawing from previously published material together with the author's own observations from the site, the following paper will explore these two issues in order to reexamine the origins of this structure.