The Mastaba Machine: How Egypt Built an Immortal Architecture

Step into the desert 4,500 years ago to meet the mastaba—an architectural 'bench' that was really a self-contained machine for immortality. We explore its two lives: the public chapel for offerings, and the sealed substructure with a backup statue in the serdab and a hidden burial chamber. Trace Imhotep’s leap from mastaba to step pyramid and see how this ancient design reframed what it means to build to endure.

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