Fig. 3From: Geoenvironmental investigation of Sahure’s pyramid, Abusir archeological site, Giza, Egypta General geological map of the Memphis area and b a simplified geological map of the Abusir area. As shown in the legend, the pyramid is connected to the Mokattam formation and Maddi formation. Sahure's pyramid is located on Nile deposits/silt that was deposited directly to cover the Eocene bedrock. Edited after Ref. [39]Back to article page