A small, 6th Dynasty tomb of the overseer Sheshem-Nefer/Sheshemnufer. It was only recently opened (not accessible in 2003)

The mastabas, an early form of burial that was usually a squarish, mud-brick structure over a subterranean burial chamber, are ruinous. They look like nothing more than piles of rock and sand.

The Pyramid of Maidum is interesting because of the unique role it plays in the history of pyramid building — it marks the intermediary step between the Step Pyramid of Djoser and the true pyramids

The citadel — called Al-Qala’a al-Gabal, Citadel of the Mountain), or Al-Burg — dominates the hill over looking Cairo

The lost city of Tanis contains dozens of tombs and mastabas mixed in among the strewn stonework of the earlier temples. Only a few are in good-enough shape to visit

A small temple dedicated to the goddess Mut and Khonsu. The worship of Mut, an asian deity and consort of Amun, is common in the delta area.

The mostly-unexcavated remains of a huge temple to Amun encompass most of the field at Tanis, although it is hard to see the shape of things. Much of the statuary in the necropolis would have been in the temple.

Tanis has come to resemble a huge used-car-lot of stone pieces and chunks of temples, as if someone dropped a huge load of excavated pieces here and left them tumbled about.