Skeleton of Teen Girl Found Buried Next to Mysterious Pyramid in Egypt

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By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | February 12, 2019 08:46am ET

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At least part of the Meidum pyramid, located south of Cairo in Egypt, was built for the pharaoh Snefru.
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The skeleton of a girl estimated to be around 13 years old when she died has been discovered beside a 4,600-year-old pyramid, archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced.

Her remains had been buried in a cemetery located beside the Meidum pyramid, which is partially collapsed, in Egypt, according to the Arabic language statement released Feb. 10. Her body was in a squatting position inside the tomb, which was empty of any grave goods or any other human remains.

The archaeologists calculated the girl's age of death by examining her bones, they said. It's not clear when she was buried, although the adjacent pyramid dates back about 4,600 years. [See Photos of the Teen Burial and Meidum Pyramid]

Elsewhere in the cemetery, archaeologists found two animal heads, likely from bulls, buried beside three small ceramic vessels. The animal heads and vessels were probably meant as funerary offerings, although the archaeologists aren't sure whose funeral they were meant for, the ministry said in the statement. The remains of a brick wall that may have surrounded the cemetery were also found, the ministry said.

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