Egypt
Certainly for me those middle kingdom pyramids are the most interesting. Here is an article on the black pyramid of Amenemhet III.
http://drhawass.com/blog/pyramids-dashur-3-black-pyramid
- In The Field: Opening The Tomb Of Sa-iset
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Recently I went to Dashur to investigate the tomb of the vizier Sa-Iset and lift the huge sarcophagus lid to discover what it contained. This tomb was found by Jacques de Morgan in 1890, and the tomb was actually lost for many...
- Conference Report: Discoveries At Seilla Pyramid
Heritage Key (Owen Jarus) With photographs. Thanks to Owen Jarus for pointing me at the above article about recent work carried out at the pyramid at Seila. Here's a short extract. A Brigham Young team excavated the pyramid in the 1980’s and 1990’s....
- Visiting Dashur
http://tinyurl.com/ct8zz A travel article about the benefits of taking the time to visit Dashur: "Nothing can dispel the wonder of the majestic pyramids at Giza, outside of Cairo--but the KFC and Pizza Hut across the street come pretty close. Then there...
- The Red Pyramid
This is a short article on the Red pyramid. http://drhawass.com/blog/pyramids-dashur-2-red-pyramid...
- The Bent Pyramid
Here an article by Dr. Hawass on the Bent pyramid. http://drhawass.com/blog/pyramids-dashur-bent-pyramid...
Egypt
Amenemhet's First Pyramid
Certainly for me those middle kingdom pyramids are the most interesting. Here is an article on the black pyramid of Amenemhet III.
http://drhawass.com/blog/pyramids-dashur-3-black-pyramid
- In The Field: Opening The Tomb Of Sa-iset
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Recently I went to Dashur to investigate the tomb of the vizier Sa-Iset and lift the huge sarcophagus lid to discover what it contained. This tomb was found by Jacques de Morgan in 1890, and the tomb was actually lost for many...
- Conference Report: Discoveries At Seilla Pyramid
Heritage Key (Owen Jarus) With photographs. Thanks to Owen Jarus for pointing me at the above article about recent work carried out at the pyramid at Seila. Here's a short extract. A Brigham Young team excavated the pyramid in the 1980’s and 1990’s....
- Visiting Dashur
http://tinyurl.com/ct8zz A travel article about the benefits of taking the time to visit Dashur: "Nothing can dispel the wonder of the majestic pyramids at Giza, outside of Cairo--but the KFC and Pizza Hut across the street come pretty close. Then there...
- The Red Pyramid
This is a short article on the Red pyramid. http://drhawass.com/blog/pyramids-dashur-2-red-pyramid...
- The Bent Pyramid
Here an article by Dr. Hawass on the Bent pyramid. http://drhawass.com/blog/pyramids-dashur-bent-pyramid...