A new 4,300-year-old pyramid has been discovered in the Egyptian region of Saqqara, the sprawling necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.

EGYPTIAN archaeologists have uncovered the “missing pyramid” of a pharaoh and a ceremonial procession road where high priests carried mummified remains of sacred bulls.

Archaeologists have uncovered three wooden pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century BC, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement today.

A superbly maintained 2,300-year-old mummy bearing a golden mask and covered in brightly coloured images of gods and goddesses has been unveiled at Egypt’s Saqqara Pyramids complex south of Cairo.