People often ask me, ‘well, it’s not really as exciting as Indiana Jones, now is it?’
I reply, ‘to an archaeologist, yes, it certainly is!’

— Zahi Hawass

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The Step Pyramid at Saqqara
The Step Pyramid at Saqqara

The 3rd Dynasty Step Pyramid at Saqqara is currently undergoing important restoration work. (Photo by Sandro Vannini)

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Saving the Step Pyramid
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Video - Exploring the Step Pyramid, Ancient Egypt's "Stairway to Heaven"

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Egypt
29° 52' 16.32" N, 31° 12' 59.04" E

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Radar Survey of the Temple of Taposiris Magna in Progress
Overview of Taposiris Magna
Pyramid Texts in the Pyramid of Teti
Detail of the Sarcophagus of Isisnofret
Canopic Jars Discovered at Dahshur
Dr. Hawass Inside the Osiris Shaft
Dr. Otto Schaden
Dr. Rainer Stadelmann in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

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