A top antiquities official said that an Egyptian excavation team has discovered the remains of a new pyramid that dates back to the 13th Dynasty, some 3,700 years ago.

The head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afifi, said in a statement on Monday that the remains were located north of King Sneferu's bent pyramid in the Dahshur royal necropolis, about 40km south of Cairo.

Owing to the bent slope of its sides, the pyramid is believed to have been ancient Egypt's first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid.

The necropolis was the burial site for courtiers and high-ranking officials.

Adel Okasha, the head of Dahshur necropolis, said that the remains belong to the inner structure of the pyramid, including a corridor. Other remains included blocks showing the interior design of the pyramid.</s>Image copyright EPA Image caption The beginning of a corridor was uncovered during the initial excavations

The remains of a pyramid built some 3,700 years ago have been discovered in Egypt, the antiquities ministry says.

An interior corridor and a block engraved with 10 hieroglyphic lines were among the finds at the Dahshur royal necropolis, south of Cairo.

The ministry said they were in very good condition and that excavation work was continuing to try to reveal more and establish the size of the pyramid.

It is believed to have been built during the 13th pharaonic dynasty.

Image copyright EPA Image caption An alabaster block engraved with 10 vertical hieroglyphic lines was also among the finds

Dahshur is where King Sneferu of the 4th Dynasty built ancient Egypt's first true smooth-sided pyramid, the 104m-high (341ft) Red Pyramid, about 4,600 years ago.

He also constructed an earlier version, the 105m-high Bent Pyramid, whose slopes change angle from 54 degrees to 43 degrees about halfway up.

Sneferu was succeeded by his son Khufu, the renowned builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza, which is 138m high and was a wonder of the ancient world.</s>A new pyramid has been discovered in Egypt - dating from 3,700 years ago.

The remains of the 13th dynasty pyramid were discovered today in Dahshur just north of the famous Bent Pyramid.

The find was accompanied by a 15cm by 17cm alabaster block - engraved with 10 vertical hieroglyphic lines - as well as a granite lintel and a collection of stone blocks showing the interior design of the pyramid.

The site, located south of Cairo, was being examined by an Egyptian archaeological mission when the pyramid was uncovered.

Local media have discovered the remains found as "in very good condition".

The pyramid would have been built about 1,700 BC.

The most famous pyramids of Giza were built around 2,500 BC.

The researchers are planning to conduct further excavation and the block's writing will also be studied, the Egypt Independent reports.

This would include examining the pyramid's possible owner and kingdom, the website said.

The find was confirmed by Mahmoud Afifi, from the country's antiquities ministry.

Adel Okasha, director general of the Dahshur Necropolis, said the section of pyramid uncovered shows part of its inner structure.

The was a room on the western side of the site and a corridor leading to the inside of the pyramid and a hall leading to a southern ramp, he added.</s>Archaeologists have revealed a portion of the pyramid's internal structure, described as being in very good conditionThe remains of a 13th Dynasty pyramid have been discovered by an Egyptian archaeological mission working in an area to the north of King Snefru's Bent Pyramid in the Dahshur Necropolis.Mahmoud Afifi, the head of the ancient Egyptian antiquities sector at the antiquities ministry, announced the find, adding that the remains are in a very good condition and further excavation will take place to reveal more of the structure.Adel Okasha, director general of the Dahshur Necropolis, explained that the portion of the pyramid uncovered so far shows a part of its inner structure.This structure is composed of a corridor leading to the inside of the pyramid and a hall that leads to a southern ramp, as well as a room at the western end, he said.An alabaster block measuring 15 cm by 17 cm was also found in the corridor, engraved with 10 vertical hieroglyphic lines that are still being studied.A granite lintel and a collection of stoney blocks showing the interior design of the pyramid have also been uncovered. Further studies will be conducted to identify the owner of the pyramid and the kingdom to which it belongs.</s>The remains of an Egyptian pyramid built around 3,700 years ago have been discovered near the well-known “bent pyramid” of King Snefru, the antiquities ministry announced on Monday.

The pyramid from the 13th dynasty was found in Dahshur’s royal necropolis, some 30 km (20 miles) south of Cairo, it said.

“An alabaster … block engraved with 10 vertical hieroglyphic lines” was among the finds, the ministry said, citing Adel Okasha, director general at the necropolis.

It said granite lintel and stone blocks were discovered that would show more “about the internal structure of the pyramid.

Excavation is still in its early stages and the size of the pyramid has not yet been established.

Blocks of stone and the beginning of a corridor that were discovered can be seen in photos provided by the ministry.

The corridor “leads to the interior of the pyramid, extended by a ramp and the entrance to a room,” the ministry said.

“All the discovered parts of the pyramid are in very good condition and further excavation is to take place to reveal more parts,” it said.

Egypt, home of one of the world’s earliest civilizations, boasts 123 ancient pyramids, Zahi Hawass, former head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told AFP.

Hawass, who took part in the last discovery of a new pyramid in Egypt in 2008 at Saqqara, just south of Cairo, said the remnants in Dahshur appeared to indicate that the monument belonged to “a queen buried near her husband or her son.

“The hope now is to find any inscription which can reveal the identity of the owner of this pyramid. To find the name of a previously unknown queen would be an addition to history,” the archaeologist said.

Egypt’s ancient treasures include the world-famous Pyramids of Giza, constructed around 4,500 years ago.

The Khufu pyramid, or Great Pyramid, is the largest of the three in Giza, standing at 146 meters (480 feet tall), and the only surviving structure of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Khufu and Khafre in Giza along with the Bent and Red pyramids in Dahshur are part of Operation ScanPyramids, with teams scanning the structures in search of hidden rooms and cavities.

The project to unearth still hidden secrets of the pyramids applies a mix of infrared thermography, radiographic imaging and 3D simulation — all of which the researchers say are noninvasive and nondestructive.

In October, the team announced that two additional cavities had been found in the Great Pyramid after another scan a year earlier found several thermal anomalies.

At a conference in 2015 dedicated to King Tutankhamun and his world-famous golden funerary mask, Egyptian authorities said new technology was needed to determine whether his tomb contains hidden chambers which a British archaeologist believes could contain Queen Nefertiti’s remains.</s>A view of the pyramids at Giza from the plateau to the south of the complex. Image: Ricardo Liberato/Wikipedia A top antiquities official says an Egyptian excavation team has discovered the remains of a new pyramid that dates back to the 13th Dynasty, some 3,700 years ago.

The head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afifi, said in a statement Monday that the remains were located north of King Sneferu's bent pyramid in the Dahshur royal necropolis south of Cairo. Due to the bent slope of its sides, the pyramid is believed to have been ancient Egypt's first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid. The necropolis was the burial site for courtiers and high-ranking officials.

Adel Okasha, the head of Dahshur necropolis, said that the remains belong to the inner structure of the pyramid, including a corridor. Other remains included blocks showing the interior design of the pyramid.

Explore further: Egypt's famed pyramids get new lab to restore pharaonic boat</s>CAIRO — A top antiquities official says an Egyptian excavation team has discovered the remains of a new pyramid that dates back to the 13th Dynasty, some 3700 years ago.

The head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afifi, said in a statement Monday that the remains were located north of King Sneferu's bent pyramid in the Dahshur royal necropolis south of Cairo. Due to the bent slope of its sides, the pyramid is believed to have been ancient Egypt's first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid. The necropolis was the burial site for courtiers and high-ranking officials.</s>The remains of an Egyptian pyramid built around 3,700 years ago have been discovered near the well-known "bent pyramid" of King Snefru, the antiquities ministry announced on Monday.

The pyramid from the 13th dynasty was found in Dahshur's royal necropolis, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Cairo, it said.

"An alabaster... block engraved with 10 vertical hieroglyphic lines" was among the finds, the ministry said, citing Adel Okasha, director general at the necropolis.

It said granite lintel and stone blocks were discovered that would show more "about the internal structure of the pyramid.”

Excavation is still in its early stages and the size of the pyramid has not yet been established.

Blocks of stone and the beginning of a corridor which was discovered can be seen in photos provided by the ministry.

The corridor "leads to the interior of the pyramid, extended by a ramp and the entrance to a room,"the ministry said.

"All the discovered parts of the pyramid are in very good condition and further excavation is to take place to reveal more parts," it said.</s>A top antiquities official says an Egyptian excavation team has discovered the remains of a new pyramid that dates back to the 13th Dynasty, some 3700 years ago.

The head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afifi, said in a statement Monday that the remains were located north of King Sneferu's bent pyramid in the Dahshur royal necropolis south of Cairo. Due to the bent slope of its sides, the pyramid is believed to have been ancient Egypt's first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid. The necropolis was the burial site for courtiers and high-ranking officials.

Adel Okasha, the head of Dahshur necropolis, said that the remains belong to the inner structure of the pyramid, including a corridor. Other remains included blocks showing the interior design of the pyramid.

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• 5 of the Oddest Ways to Start a Fire</s>Excavators have found what they say is another pyramid from the ancient Egyptian civilization, the Associated Press reported, adding to the dozens we've known about previously.

According to the AP, the new pyramid remains the team found were of the pyramid’s interior and can be dated to about 3,700 years ago, which would put it in the time of the 13th dynasty.

During that period of rule in ancient Egypt, there was a quick turnover of kings, Encyclopaedia Britannica says, with about 70 rulers in a space of 126 years. “Many can have reigned only for months, and there were probably rival claimants to the throne.” The 13th dynasty was also marked by increased immigration from Asia.

The AP said the remains of the pyramid interior were dug up in the Dahshur royal burial site about 25 miles south of Cairo. They were near the Bent Pyramid of the 4th dynasty pharaoh Sneferu, which got its name because its bottom half is built on a steeper angle than its top half, giving it a “bent” look. It was built perhaps 1,000 years before the remains that were just discovered, and experts say its appearance suggests it was the ancient Egyptians’ first stab at a smooth-sided pyramid.

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An Egyptian excavation team discovers the remains of a pyramid dating back 3,700 years to the thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt at the Dahshur necropolis 40km south of Cairo.