Pyramid In Kazakhstan: Is It Really Older Than The Egyptian Pyramids?

It is common knowledge that the very first pyramids were built in Egypt to become tombs for their pharaohs. However, archaeologists in Kazakhstan have recently unearthed a pyramid-shaped mausoleum that is believed to be over 3,000-years-old, which in theory will make it older than some, but not all Egyptian pyramids.

'It was built more than 3,000 years ago in Saryarke for a local "pharaoh", a leader of a local mighty tribe dating to late Bronze epoch,' said Viktor Novozhenov, one of the archaeologists from the Saryarkinsky Archeology Institute in Karaganda who made the discovery, metro.co.uk reported.

According to Mail Online, the once unknown Egyptian-style pyramid has been discovered in a far flung area of the Kazakhstan steppe about 3,900 miles northeast of Cairo. The structure, now ruins, is believed to look like that of the famous Pyramid of Djoser in Egypt, but was build 1,000 years earlier. Archeologists unearthed is last year but has kept mum about their "sensational find" until now. The team, led by Igor Kukushkin from Karaganda State University, is expected to explore the unopened burial chamber of the pyramid complex 'within days'. They also said: "All finds will be passed to the archaeology museum of Karaganda State University."

Archaeologists said that the mausoleum is about 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall and 15 by 14 meters (49 by 46 feet long) which is a little bit small for a pyramid. "It's made from stone, earth and fortified by slabs in the outer side," Novozhenov told Owen Jarus from Live Science. The structure of the pyramid was also found to be one-of-a-kind. Instead of having a pointed top like the Great Pyramid of Giza, the newly discovered pyramid structure was made up of six stepped layers with a flat top, making it look more like a stepped rectangle than a true pyramid shape.

From the inside, the team found out that the pyramid's burial chamber was most likely robbed years ago with only pottery, a knife, and a few bronze objects. However, according to Science Alert, there has been no statement given as to whether or not someone's remains were actually buried there. Evidence showed that the structure was likely build around the time of the late Bronze Age. But, contrary to what some outlets have claimed, it's not the oldest pyramid ever found.