Egypt
Archaeology Magazine
No Egyptology finds or theories made it into the top ten, but Jean-Pierre Houdin's theory re how the Great Pyramid at Giza was constructed made it into the runners-up list.
See the above for all the items that made the final list, together with the runners up.
- Hemienu To Houdin
Em Hotep (Keith Payne) Another excellent piece from Keith Payne, stuffed full of diagrams and photographs. Most theories of how the Great Pyramid of Khufu was built agree that some sort of external ramp was required, even if an external ramp alone would...
- Archaeology Magazine's Top 10 Discoveries
http://www.archaeology.org/0901/topten/ Not Egyptology, of course, but I hope that this may be of interest to visitors. Archaeology Magazine has published the full text of its "Top 10 Discoveries of 2008" article online. For some archaeology buffs, 2008...
- 'mr. Mummy' Reveals Great Pyramid Secret: Built From Inside?
Greenwich Citizen The unsolved mystery of how the 482-foot Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt was made has captivated the curious for centuries. That fascination brought a standing-room-only crowd to the Bruce Museum some weeks ago when a noted Egyptologist,...
- Top-10 Lists Leave Out Some Important Discoveries
The Columbas Dispatch (Bradley T. Lepper) Thanks to Archaeology Magazine for pointing to this item in their News section. 2007 appears to have been a banner year for archaeology. Both the National Geographic Society and Archaeology magazine compiled lists...
- French Pyramid Theory Rejected
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "Egyptian, German and US archaeological experts have rejected the theory of the French archaeologist Jean-Pierre Houdin about how the Giza Pyramids were built, Zahi Hawass, the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme...
Egypt
Archaeology Magazine's Top 10 Discoveries of 2007
Archaeology Magazine
Oh alright, this really doesn't have a lot to do with Egyptology, but it is a bit of fun. Archeaology Magazine have listed their top 10 of the year's most important discoveries:
Hardly week goes by without a major archaeological discovery or the publication of a radical new theory about the human past. Reducing a year's worth of these stories to the 10 most important was a tall order, especially since our intent was to go beyond the headlines and select those we thought made a significant impact on the field--ones that will be talked about for decades.
No Egyptology finds or theories made it into the top ten, but Jean-Pierre Houdin's theory re how the Great Pyramid at Giza was constructed made it into the runners-up list.
See the above for all the items that made the final list, together with the runners up.
- Hemienu To Houdin
Em Hotep (Keith Payne) Another excellent piece from Keith Payne, stuffed full of diagrams and photographs. Most theories of how the Great Pyramid of Khufu was built agree that some sort of external ramp was required, even if an external ramp alone would...
- Archaeology Magazine's Top 10 Discoveries
http://www.archaeology.org/0901/topten/ Not Egyptology, of course, but I hope that this may be of interest to visitors. Archaeology Magazine has published the full text of its "Top 10 Discoveries of 2008" article online. For some archaeology buffs, 2008...
- 'mr. Mummy' Reveals Great Pyramid Secret: Built From Inside?
Greenwich Citizen The unsolved mystery of how the 482-foot Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt was made has captivated the curious for centuries. That fascination brought a standing-room-only crowd to the Bruce Museum some weeks ago when a noted Egyptologist,...
- Top-10 Lists Leave Out Some Important Discoveries
The Columbas Dispatch (Bradley T. Lepper) Thanks to Archaeology Magazine for pointing to this item in their News section. 2007 appears to have been a banner year for archaeology. Both the National Geographic Society and Archaeology magazine compiled lists...
- French Pyramid Theory Rejected
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "Egyptian, German and US archaeological experts have rejected the theory of the French archaeologist Jean-Pierre Houdin about how the Giza Pyramids were built, Zahi Hawass, the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme...