Pyramids of Dashur, Egypt (pic)

earthobservatory.nasa.gov — While the pyramids of Giza are perhaps the most famous, there are several other ancient Egyptian royal necropolis (?city of the dead?) sites situated along the Nile River and its delta. One of these sites is near the village of Dashur, illustrated in this astronaut photograph. The gray-brown built area of Dashur is surrounded by green agricultural Aug 11, 2008 View in Crawl 4