British engineers have wrapped up the mummy of all repair jobs after concluding a £7 million ($9 million) restoration project on Egypt's oldest pyramid. World Heritage and the Egyptian Government hired Newport, South Wales, based firm Cintec to repair the damage to the pyramid back in 2010. British engineers have wrapped up the mummy of all repair jobs after concluding a £7 million ($9 million) restoration work on Egypt's oldest pyramid. Located northwest of the city of Memphis, in the Saqqara necropolis, the 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid - which is also known as the Pyramid of Djoser - was at imminent risk of collapse after a magnitude 8.5 earthquake hit Egypt in October 1992. The six-step pyramid, constructed on top of the tomb of the Pharoah Djoser during Egypt's third dynasty, is thought to be the country's earliest colossal stone structure.

Source: Daily Mail April 05, 2019 12:28 UTC