There is nothing more defining for the Egyptian civilization than the royal tombs called pyramids. Donald Redford, professor of Classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at Penn State has attempted, on Physorg.com, to explain how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids, based on their solar religion.
The Egyptian sun god Ra, the supreme deity, was said to have emerged from a pyramid-shaped mound and the pyramid symbolizes the sun's rays.
"The Egyptians began using the pyramid form ...
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