Dahshour is a site located around 9km south of Saqqara,40km south of Cairo.Dahshour has only recently been opened to the public. it was a military zone until 1996.It's the best site demonstrates the excellent step in evolution in pyramida's structure,and the chang from the step pyramid to true pyramid Dahshour is cotains anumber of pyramids complexex and monments.its most important monuments are Meidum pyramid,the two pyramids of Snefru(The ben pyramid&The Red pyramid),and the three pyramids built under the Middle King dom .The Black pyramid of Amenemhat III,the whit pyramid of Amenemhat II ,and pyramid of SenusertIII.and Dahshour also contains anumber of minor monuments to nobles and officials.also there are companion temples the each pyramid and auxiliary tombs for member of the family and mastabas of princesses and queen which cotained many examples of middle kingdom jewelry