Meidum Pyramid North Causeway Foundation
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE)·Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)·🇪🇬 Beni Suef, Meidum, Egypt
About
About Meidum Pyramid North Causeway Foundation
Meidum Pyramid North Causeway Foundation in Beni Suef, Meidum, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom). Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal base 95 × 95 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.3730N 31.1590E controls access to Beni Suef resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey pyramid for Beni Suef, Meidum, illustrating Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom) construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction logistics and labour organisation
- 02Astronomical orientation method
Theories
- 01Royal tomb with cult temple axis
- 02Experimental step before true pyramid
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2600–2500 BCE
- Period
- Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE)
- Culture
- Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
- Purpose
- Royal tomb and ceremonial platform embodying cosmology
- Rediscovered
- 1961 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2600–2500 BCE
Initial construction of Meidum Pyramid North Causeway Foundation main structure
c. 1901
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1961–2006
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Meidum Pyramid North Causeway Foundation) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
29.3730° N · 31.1590° E · 87 m · 3 mapped features
Meidum Pyramid North Causeway Foundation — Main Structure
structurePrincipal pyramid — Base 95 × 95 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
29.3738° N · 31.1599° EMeidum Pyramid North Causeway Foundation — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
29.3720° N · 31.1583° EMeidum Pyramid North Causeway Foundation — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
29.3745° N · 31.1602° E