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This first Egyptian pyramid consisted of six mastabas ( of decreasing size ) built atop one another in what were clearly revisions and developments of the original plan.

The pyramid originally stood tall, with a base of and was clad in polished white limestone.

The step pyramid ( or proto-pyramid ) is considered to be the earliest large-scale cut stone construction, although the nearby enclosure known as Gisr el-mudir would seem to predate the complex.

The oldest known unworked stone pyramid structure dates to 3000 BC in the city of Caral, Peru.