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Stone vessels of the Step Pyramid

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Around 40,000 hard-stone vessels found in galleries beneath the Step Pyramid, many far older than the pyramid itself.

ContinentAfricaConfidence: estimated
Held atEgyptian Museum, Cairo, and other collectionsConfidence: estimated
Group count40000Confidence: estimated
MaterialDiorite and other hard stonesMohs 6-7 (mineral hardness scale)

Claims

FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

3500 BCE - 2650 BCE

Predynastic to 3rd Dynasty

Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports
No claims found.
Purpose

Funerary offerings and heirlooms

Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports
No claims found.
Method

Drilling and grinding with stone and abrasives

Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports
No claims found.

Precision & Alignment

consensusPrecision

Hollowed with weighted drills and abrasives, then ground by hand

Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports

Related Wonders at Saqqara

Sources: Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports

Bronze Age — Stone vessels of the Step Pyramid in context.

Bronze Age, 3,300 BCE to 1,200 BCEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelineCarnac stones, 4,500 BCE - 3,300 BCEStone vessels of the Step Pyramid, 3,500 BCE - 2,650 BCEStep Pyramid of Djoser, 2,670 BCE - 2,650 BCE3Pyramid of Menkaure, 2,530 BCE - 2,500 BCESilbury Hill, 2,470 BCE - 2,350 BCEStonehenge, 3,000 BCE - 1,520 BCEMohenjo-daro, 2,500 BCE - 1,900 BCEPavlopetri, 3,000 BCE - 1,100 BCENebra sky disc, 1,800 BCE - 1,600 BCEUnfinished Obelisk, 1,479 BCE - 1,458 BCELateran Obelisk, 1,425 BCE - 1,390 BCEAbu Simbel, 1,264 BCE - 1,244 BCE3Pavlopetri3,000 BCE2,500 BCE2,000 BCE1,500 BCE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 3,075 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 3,500 BCE - 2,650 BCE.

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