Egyptian Pyramids


There are no more famous archaeological sites in Egypt, or for that matter elsewhere in the world that the Great Pyramids of Giza.
 
    They are, without doubt, the icon most closely associated with Egypt. This was the main destination for tourists, and a source of creative thinking in the world for more than three thousand years.

However, there are already more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of whom are relatively unknown to any person who is not a fan of ancient Egypt. But very few of all grouped around and near the city of Cairo, and just south of the Nile Delta

    Otherwise, only the real pyramid is known in southern Egypt (at Abydos), and this is one of the brown (Ahmose), founder of the family and 18th New Kingdom in Egypt. I also have been in the past, the royal pyramid built in Egypt.
And therefore, were not great pyramids were built over the ancient history of Egypt.

    Pyramid Age began with an explosion in construction, ranging from the 3rd Dynasty King Djoser. Some of the kings in the early, specifically Bent, built more than a pyramid
Almost all the kings and added that the number until the end of the Middle Kingdom, with the possible exception of the first transition period between the old and Central Europe.
After the first Pharaoh of Egypt, New Kingdom, Ahmose, and the actual construction of the pyramid to the Egyptians ceased entirely.

 Somewhat suddenly the kings of the New Kingdom chose, rather than making their tombs are quite clear, and hiding in the hills of the West Bank at Thebes (modern Luxor).
 
However, it was building small pyramids, for example, in the necropolis of Deir el-Medina, by individuals.
 
    Late Nubians who ruled Egypt also built relatively small pyramids with much steeper sides, although this was actually built in Nubia itself.
 
This tradition is carried out in Nubia after these rulers lost control of southern Egypt, and finally, it was actually more pyramids built in Nubia in Egypt, albeit on a much smaller scale.

Pyramids in the world exist, but their purposes, for the most part, were different from those in ancient Egypt. The most famous outside Egypt are probably those found in Mexico and southern Mexico, but it seems to have been built more temples. In Egypt, but a selection of the pyramids were built on the graves, and sometimes to maintain the physical body of the Pharaoh (and others), or to maintain the spirit of the deceased (as in the case of the small cult pyramids built next to the largest).
 
Otherwise, for the purpose of only a few small stepped pyramids regional remains elusive.
While the pyramids, for the most part, tombs of the Pharaohs in Egypt, one has to wonder, but the reason that Egyptian rulers chose this particular way, and for that matter, why it was built that big. Today, as we believe that the way in which they have chosen to emulate the Benben, and the pyramid-shaped stone in the first of the temples, which in turn is believed to symbolize the primeval mound which the Egyptians believed life emerged. Also connected the pyramid (renewable energy), the god of the sun, as it is , and some Ancient Egyptian mythology, who rose from the hill to create a basic life.

At best, and a large volume of many of the pyramids in Egypt, and really we can only conclude that the Pharaohs were making a statement on their power, and, perhaps, the glory and power in his country.
 
    However, we must also remember that many of the recent pyramids were not as great as the Great Pyramids of Giza (and others). Developed the pyramids

    The first one was not a pyramid form completely. In fact, we believe that it is built the first pyramid in Egypt, King Djoser, was not at all true pyramid with smooth sides and a point at the top. Instead, mounted on both sides, and on top of the pyramid truncated with a flat surface (as much as I can),  Also evolved in the Egyptian pyramids, there were failures and mistakes, so glorious, until finally, he as well as with what is probably the first pyramid built Meidum real in the face of a smooth manner.

In fact, pyramids continued to evolve throughout its history, and may not always be in appearance but in how they built and theology surrounding the building. For example, towards the latter part of the pyramid of Egypt, and age, and beliefs Aloozyresy seem to have been more influential and more on planning, design and an underground room.

However, shortly after the pyramids were built first, it has become somewhat of a standard format. Royal hierarchy was the main pyramid, and the courtyard surrounding the main pyramid, the pyramid of worship is much smaller with the spirit of the king, and the mortuary temple situated next to the main pyramid, a wall fence and a bridge leading to the temple of the valley. Some of the sub-hierarchy, smaller pyramids for family members, and most were surrounded by a kind of graves of family members.

Our thinking on pyramids has evolved considerably over the years. Many older persons who are to some extent, they knew that the pyramids were built using Jewish slave labor, not merely a fabrication of immense proportions.
 
Most of the pyramids were built long before the Jews made their appearance historically and currently, if not most scientists believe it was built with slavery in each case (or perhaps slaves nominal).

Otherwise, we can also rule out alternative theories related to aliens or some lost improvised culture is responsible for the construction of the pyramid. Only now a lot of evidence, including tools, graphics, and the evolutionary changes, and even worker villages that rule these ideas are outdated and improbable.

However, keep some secrets, and even in some of the famous pyramids. The most famous of them all, and the Great Pyramid of Khufu continues, year after year to give a little more confidential, and no doubt much to learn from these Egyptian treasures. But there may be one or more pyramids yet to be discovered.

The Great Pyramids of Giza are among the most famous man-made objects in the world, and have been known since ancient times. In fact, the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) is the only "wonder of the ancient world", which still stands. However, in reality there is more than one hundred pyramids in Egypt, including at least eight more of Giza (two belonging to the kings and queens to six).

Many Egyptologists have somewhat different views on the pyramids exactly why the kings of ancient Egypt were built on the graves, but it seems they all agree that it has nothing to do with worship of the sun god Re (Ra). Most believe that the pyramid was a symbol of the Benben, a pile of water that emerged during the creation of the earth, in Egyptian mythology, which is closely linked to restart the creator god.

How the pyramids were built is also a matter of some controversy. Traditional views about the length of time and manpower required workers have changed in recent years.

It is believed that most Egyptologists because many slaves were used, and it is likely that many of the most difficult to transport huge blocks on the slopes may have been done using animals such as oxen work. As experience has shown that probably took less time to build and then originally thought. One reason for this is probably not have many solid blocks were used as previously thought. Rubble and sand is used instead of filling the pockets surrounded by stone, in many cases.

The Pyramids of Giza are very important and world-renowned, but not only the Great Pyramids in Egypt.
 
For example, the pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara (Sakkara) is extremely important where he built the first pyramid in Egypt, although it is not a real good one side. There are a number of pyramids at Dahshur, which is about important because they show progress, including the failure and success of the first pyramid builders, who were trying to build the first true on the smooth side of the pyramid.

Pyramids are other later in the less dramatic, and sometimes not so much mud as well as maintaining it today, but it is still important, they are the first of the inscriptions and decorated with several scenes

For example, the ruined pyramid of Unas at Saqqara is the first known to register with the magic 128 episodes of the text of the pyramid.

The importance of the importance of the other pyramids, including the late date, is less obvious for most people, but not Egyptologists.

Reveals a gradual change that the Egyptians did in their religion, which refers to death and beyond, to the worship of the god Osiris name; Pyramid of Ahmose at Abydos is also important for us because it marks the end of the pyramid. Was another pyramid ever built by the Kings?
 
Almost all the pyramids, large and small, are only a few kilometers from the capital of modern Egypt, Cairo.

However, this is because Cairo is very close to the ancient capital known as the white walls, despite the fact that most people know him better from the Greek name, Memphis. Most of the pyramids found in several specific areas that we refer to as the pyramids, despite the fact that the pyramids are almost always part of the cemetery (graveyard) that contain other types of graves. The most important of the Giza Plateau, of course, Saqqara (Sakkara), Dahshur, abuse, Abu Rawash.
Pyramids scattered to some extent in the period between Dahshur and the Fayoum, south of Cairo.

Still other lesser-known pyramids are scattered in places such as Zawiyet - the melody (which is between Giza and ill-treatment and Mazghuna.

We believe that some Egyptologists, in fact, such a dense region of the Pyramids of Giza and Saqqara has been among the huge cemetery (cemetery).

All of these is the pyramids near Cairo, but there are others who are in the far south. Perhaps that was building the pyramid Khui, although it has been destroyed, and is located in Darra, which is at the heart of the Nile Valley, and called Middle Egypt. Last pyramid built by Ahmose I is further south, at Abydos.

Pyramids were built solely for the purposes of burial and we know in Egypt is the absence of the royal pyramids of the workers who lived in Deir el-Medina in the West Bank city of Luxor (Thebes).
 
    There is, however, a series of small step pyramids were not tombs, which extends from the stream, to the north of the island of Elephantine in the south.

We're not really sure of the purpose of these small pyramids. However, we also note that the Nubians, who lived south of what is now Sudan, also built pyramids used for graves, and in spite of the royal pyramids were more similar to those that are not real in the monastery - Medina.

The pyramids of Egypt are not only one type of tomb used primarily for the burial of kings and queens in some cases for a specific period of time.

In the "age pyramid" lasted from the 3rd Dynasty King Djoser (2630 BC) to the reign of Ahmose I, completed in about 1514 BC. However, a few of the Kings Dynasty 12th (ending about 1759 BC) seems to be are the builders of the pyramids.
 
    Before the age of the pyramids, and is buried in the tombs of the kings bench called because of the distance, such as banks look Arabic, and is the term for the Arab Bank. After the age of the pyramids, and is buried in the tombs of the kings cut in the rock tried to hide from grave robbers. There was no structure on the ground in the grave to give away their location.

However, after the expiration of the early period of Egyptian history, and tombs of kings has always been complex, with other buildings and other structures in the grave. Almost all the royal tombs, including pyramids, the funerary temple where the priests had to take care of the spirit of the King (also known as Ka);


    During the era of the pyramids, and the mortuary temple situated next to the pyramid, but after the age of the pyramids, and the mortuary temple, broke away from the tomb so that the grave site would be less pronounced for grave robbers.

Other structures and usually contain a valley temple, usually near the River Nile, which was a kind of entrance of the compound, a bridge, a corridor leading from the valley temple and the mortuary temple, and usually it is "the worship of the pyramid", which was smaller near the Great Pyramid.

We believe that the pyramid was probably built to worship the King Ka. Usually, the pyramid complex was surrounded by a wall, known as the wall enclosure. Pyramid complexes are also found graves of other smaller pyramids belonging to the king's wives and family members, and there are digging pits on the boats and ships have been taken to the king died at his funeral, or vessels were symbolic of their journey through the afterlife.

The other parts of the largest pyramid complex and could include storage buildings, a village of the workers who built the pyramid, and housing for the priests who took the dead king.

-    Egypt feature

Provides a brief description of the pyramids in Egypt
While everyone knows of the pyramids in Egypt, speaks of the great pyramids in the world.

    We are told of pyramids in Australia and the pyramids in Greece, Spain and even in the United States. We are told of pyramids in the oceans and the pyramids in space. As well as the pyramids of Egypt, and we know with certainty from the Pyramids, in southern Mexico to South America.

    Moreover, it seems likely that the pyramids exist in China, although research is still limited, and we know of no formal investigation archaeological sites. It is very likely that the small Greek pyramids exist, but many of the remaining structures claimed that the pyramids are questionable.

    And the pyramid in China, called the White Pyramid, but that the frequency be greater than the Great Pyramid of Khufu, in spite of the pyramids of China and dirt, while the great pyramids of Egypt is made of huge stones.




-    True pyramids

We can not really identify any positive real pyramids outside of Egypt. These are the pyramids originally built with smooth walls to reach the point at the top.

    Most of the pyramids in Mexico and China are likely to pyramids were built with the "successive steps" of stone or other materials.

Moreover, far from the pyramids of Egypt seem to have been built for a purpose other then those of Egypt. While most of the pyramids of Egypt has always grown the funeral of a man and a sub-structure in nature, and we know the pyramids outside of Egypt with these structures; In contrast, the Pyramids of others often seems to be a temple, or altar of the church in the upper-class, its purpose seems more geared to build the temple.

    It can also be more likely to say that the Egyptian pyramid was more structured then those found outside of Egypt. Over very long periods of time, and often remain on the same components and even the basic design.

Many questions remain about the pyramid, including the persistent speculation, some of which is very wild. According to some people who still believe that the Egyptian pyramids were built by aliens or advanced ancient race. Among other arguments made in building the pyramids all over the world, and the difficulties and clear dealing with the construction of these mega-structures as a guide.

However, there are a number of facts that support more traditional views of the pyramids of Egypt were actually built by the ancient Egyptians nothing then, without outside help. These include:
 
-    Evolution:   
 Integral, soft face of the pyramid appears suddenly, not only in Egypt. There was a period of evolutionary, in which Great Pyramids of Giza, which began with simple mastaba tombs, expanded to the Pyramids, which led to the experimentation, some of which failed miserably, and culminated with the structure of perfection. Moreover, issues related to the pyramids decorative as it has evolved over time.


-    Background:
   The Pyramids of suitable material and theological context  Physically, and there alone;  Are almost always part of the complex religious and these vehicles in some cases, even fits in the broader area of the pyramid, all of which related to religion strange ancient Egyptians. They do not, in honor of a superior race or dead, but their god of the sun are well documented.
 
Methods of construction: not only is the cut stones from ancient Egypt and other tools inside the ruins of the pyramids, we also find some of the ramps used, and evidence of other construction methods. These are the tools and techniques of modern building that would suit the times.
 
Regardless, it seems that the pyramids were built in Egypt and abroad, more often than not are somehow related to worship the sun, or at least some sort of religious activity, astronomical. In Egypt, the pyramids were built mostly in the north, where the worship of the sun god Ra was more dominant. In fact, all built large pyramids not far from the city of Memphis, near modern day Cairo.
 
    Mostly located in Giza, outside Cairo, at Saqqara or Dahshur near or abuse, or a little further away, near the Fayoum region. At least in terms of the pyramids, in the north was at its peak during the late Old Kingdom (5th Dynasty), when kings not only built on a hierarchy, but also build the temples of the sun .

While the pyramid built in Egypt, there seems to be funerary all who see them as tombs is a simplification. It's a collection of buildings, as was the palace of dead pharaohs in the afterlife, where he was transferred to revive the mystical and as perfect God. The pyramid itself represented in the pile of primitive appeared in the world of water in ancient times.

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