The Pyramid
The Pyramid
Dr. Elena Volkova documents the discovery of an unknown pyramid beneath the sands of Saqqara in her field journal. What begins as the archaeological find of the century turns into something that defies all human understanding
Day 1 - March 3
Dr. Volkova: Field journal, Dr. Elena Volkova
Dr. Volkova: Saqqara-7 Project, University of Moscow
Dr. Volkova: The ground-penetrating radar results are in.
Dr. Volkova: There's a pyramidal structure 40 meters beneath the sand.
Dr. Volkova: The dimensions dwarf the Pyramid of Djoser.
Dr. Volkova: Dmitri, our geologist, confirms it's not a natural formation.
Dr. Volkova: The angles are way too precise.
Dr. Volkova: I called Alexei to come down from St. Petersburg.
Dr. Volkova: This find could rewrite the timeline of Ancient Egypt.
Day 2 - March 4
Dr. Volkova: Full team: Alexei, Dr. Farid, Dmitri, Natasha, and Yusuf.
Dr. Volkova: Farid has been digging at Saqqara for 30 years and has never seen anything like this.
Dr. Volkova: We've started the access shaft.
Dr. Volkova: The sand is compacted in a weird way.
Dr. Volkova: Dmitri says the strata are inverted.
Dr. Volkova: Like something messed with the natural sedimentation.
Day 3 - March 5
Dr. Volkova: At 12 meters we found the first block.
Dr. Volkova: Perfectly smooth stone, no tool marks.
Dr. Volkova: It's not local limestone or Aswan granite.
Dr. Volkova: Dmitri can't identify the mineral composition.
Dr. Volkova: It's like the stone was molded, not carved.
Dr. Volkova: Yusuf says the Bedouins call this area 'the mouth of the desert.'
Dr. Volkova: According to him, the sand here swallows things up.