A fact from Pyramid of Senusret I appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 September 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the Pyramid of Senusret I was built in single-cell units instead of all at once, as was the norm?
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We should have an article on every pyramid and every nome in Ancient Egypt. I'm sure the rest of us can think of other articles we should have.
Cleanup.
To start with, most of the general history articles badly need attention. And I'm told that at least some of the dynasty articles need work. Any other candidates?
Standardize the Chronology.
A boring task, but the benefit of doing it is that you can set the dates !(e.g., why say Khufu lived 2589-2566? As long as you keep the length of his reign correct, or cite a respected source, you can date it 2590-2567 or 2585-2563)
Stub sorting
Anyone? I consider this probably the most unimportant of tasks on Wikipedia, but if you believe it needs to be done . . .
Data sorting.
This is a project I'd like to take on some day, & could be applied to more of Wikipedia than just Ancient Egypt. Take one of the standard authorities of history or culture -- Herotodus, the Elder Pliny, the writings of Breasted or Kenneth Kitchen, & see if you can't smoothly merge quotations or information into relevant articles. Probably a good exercise for someone who owns one of those impressive texts, yet can't get access to a research library.
This article claims that this was the first pyramid to use the cross-wall construction method - "a method of construction never before seen in an Egyptian pyramid" - but according to fr:Pyramide de Sésostris Ier(Google translation), it was also used in the pyramid of his father, Amenemhat I. -- !!?? 09:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think it would be a good addition if this article talked about how this pyramid compares with the better-known pyramids. When it was constructed relative to other pyramids and how its size compares to others. RedSpruce 10:36, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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