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Mastaba Pyramid
The Mastaba was the first form of a pyramid, it was a rectangular shaped tomb with underground tunnels connected to rooms for ceremonies, serdab (cellar for Ka statues which were a place to keep a spirit for the dead), and a L-shaped burial shaft. Then later on the Step pyramid evolved which was similar to the Mastaba except the idea was to stack the square Mastabas on top of each other creating the new designed pyramid. Three years later Djoser figured out how to fill in the steps and smooth out the sides with tunnels, chambers, and burial shaft. This was the first pyramid built.
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