5,000-year-old tombs found in Minya rewrite the origins of Egyptian pyramid architecture

 https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/5000-year-old-tombs-in-egypt-origins-of-pyramids/

The cost of making the bricks and the time it takes for them to dry would be part of the reason why the reused the bricks. It’s a thing that is still being used today if the quality of the bricks are still very good. 

Compared to the Irish pyramids and burial sites which are much older. Yet most people have no idea of the  ancient Irish pyramids and burial mounds unless they are ancient history buffs and into Celtic history. 

Regardless though, this is an amazing discovery