It is located about five kilometres south of Edfu near Naga el-Ghoneimeya. It was first identified as a pyramid in 1979, when the German archaeologists Günter Dreyer and Werner Kaiser were leading a survey of Edfu after a tip off from the inspector.

The small step pyramid at the village of el-Ghonameya south-west of Edfu is one of seven such structures from the Old Kingdom to be situated outside of the royal cemeteries (Memphis).

Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu. About 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Edfu are remains of ancient pyramids.

What are the Edfu South Pyramid and its significance? Located about 3 miles (5 km) south of Edfu, this small step pyramid is attributed to King Huni of the Third Dynasty. Its purpose remains unclear, and it is one of several provincial pyramids along the Nile Valley.

The Edfu pyramid is located only 5 km south of Tell Edfu, and 25 km south of the pyramid of al-Kula, which is linked to the major Predynastic site of Hierakonpolis. The pyramid is situated north of the modern village of el-Ghonameya, between the edge of the desert and the cultivated areas of the Nile Valley.

Feb 7, 2014 · Decades before the great pyramids at Giza took shape, a modest stepped pyramid arose at a site now known as Edfu. Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have been studying the...

The Edfu pyramid is located only 5 km south of Tell Edfu, and at 25 km south of the pyramid of al-Kula, which is linked to the major Predynastic site of Hierakonpolis. The pyramid is situ-ated north of the modern village of al-Ghonemiya, between the edge of the desert and the cultivated areas of the Nile Valley (fig. 2).

Feb 3, 2014 · TORONTO — Archaeologists working near the ancient settlement of Edfu, in southern Egypt, have uncovered a step pyramid that dates back about 4,600 years, predating the Great Pyramid of Giza...

Feb 3, 2014 · TORONTO, ONTARIO—A step pyramid dated to 4,600 years ago has been uncovered in southern Egypt, at the ancient settlement of Edfu, by a team led by Gregory Marouard of the University of Chicago’s...

The Edfu South pyramid is part of a group of seven similar small-step pyramids built far from the main centres of Egypt. Very little is known, along with the pyramids of Elephantine, el-Kula, Naqada, Saujet el-Meitin, Sinki and Seila. It is located about five kilometres south of Edfu near Naga el-Ghoneimeya. It was first identified as a pyramid ...