The Bent Pyramid's upper chamber was filled with small bricks in its lower half, with wooden false work of logs embedded within them. The infill happened at least twice — remnants of two floor pavements still cling to the walls. Then they plugged the western entrance and cut a new tunnel so small that no stone sarcophagus could ever pass through it. Permanently sealed.
Bent Pyramid upper chamber filled with bricks and sealed from entrance
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Key facts
- The Bent Pyramid's upper chamber was discovered with a large mass of small bricks filling the lower half of the room
- The bricks were removed in the late 1940s, revealing wooden false work of logs embedded within the bricks
- The infill happened at least twice based on remnants of two levels of floor pavement clinging to the walls
- The western entrance was plugged up and an access tunnel cut making the upper chamber permanently accessible
- A tunnel was made so small that no stone sarcophagus could ever pass through it from either direction
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