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The Pyramid of Amenemhat I at Lisht is the first pyramid to be built in Egypt after the turbulent 1st Intermediate Period that ended the famous Old Kingdom. It’s a pyramid that incorporates masonry from the famous Old Kingdom Pyramid complexes of Khufu, Khafre, Userkaf, Unas, Pepi and more, and amazingly, it’s a pyramid fitted with a somewhat sophisticated booby trap. Imagine dozens of granite drums rushing towards you, set up to crush anybody who thinks they’ve out manoeuvred the powerful god-king of Egypt. This is exactly what was planned for this now ruined pyramid - the only Egyptian pyramid fitted with a trap, and in this video I’ll tell you all about it. All images come from the sources below, from Google Images and Google Earth, for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you. Video Contents: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Middle Kingdom Egypt 2:40 Phaorah Amenemhat I 4:22 Old Kingdom Re-Used Stone 5:38 Pyramid of Amenemhat I 6:28 Exploration and Excavation 7:49 The Substructure of the Pyramid 10:15 The Pyramid Plug Blocks 11:15 The Pyramid Booby Trap 12:39 The Tomb Robbers Tunnel 14:47 The Granite and Gneiss Drums and Blocks 16:17 What's at the Bottom of the Well? Sources: Keith Hamilton’s Guide: https://www.academia.edu/127791703/The_Pyramid_of_Amenemhat_I_Lisht_A_Laymans_guide Robin Morgan 3D Reconstruction: https://youtu.be/ew1d263t3n4?si=4dkQvdZNb1cJa4WI Scans from Deiter Arnold’s book: http://meretsegerbooks.com/pages/books/M5615/arnold-dieter-janosi-peter-oppenheim-adela/the-pyramid-complex-of-amenemhat-i-at-lisht-vol-i-the-architecture-vol-ii-the-reliefs-complete-set Gautier and Jéquier: https://sites.dlib.nyu.edu/viewer/books/ifa_egypt000226/1 Perring’s Diagram: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f90a880-c6da-012f-7e14-3c075448cc4b?canvasIndex=0 Re-Used Blocks from the Pyramid of Amenhotep I at Lisht: https://www.metmuseum.org/met-publications/re-used-blocks-from-the-pyramid-of-amenemhet-i-at-lisht EgyptSites Article and Pictures: https://egyptsites.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/pyramid-of-amenemhet-i-at-el-lisht/ #ancientarchitects #pyramid #ancientegypt