Egyptian Old Kingdom Pyramids
Join us while we travel through the development of the Egyptian pyramids, from the pit “mastaba” tombs to the gigantic wonders at Giza. We will examine how low flat mud brick tomb structures came to be built of stone and stacked, resulting in the Step Pyramid. Mistakes were made in early pyramid design triggering the architects to plan the Bent Pyramid and bringing about the eventual collapse of the Meydum Pyramid. Triumphs were achieved in the Great Pyramid where we will investigate the function of the famous “air shafts”.
