Egypt
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- A Digital Eye Of Horus For Archaeologists
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Following the latest report about Sarah Parcak's work iwth satellites Vincent has provided a good summary of many other wasy in which archaeologists have been using satellite technology. As technology evolves at an...
- Travel: Saqqara, Dashur And Giza
http://blogs.bootsnall.com/sgwood/?p=45"So we started at Sakkara (or Saqqara, depending upon the translation). There, we were first taken to the Tomb of Mereuka and the Pyramid (realy a pile of rubble) of Teti. It was mildly interesting in the way of...
- Illuminating The Pyramids
http://tinyurl.com/ygs7m6 (swissinfo.org) "Hofstetter, one of the world's best-known light artists, transforms buildings, monuments and natural beauty spots into contemporary works of art. His masterpieces include projections of polar bears on icebergs...
- Theorising About The Great Pyramid
http://tinyurl.com/hehnf (New York Times)A two-page article looking at one man's latest theories about the Great Pyramid and how it was built: "People in search of themselves often look to great challenges: running a marathon, climbing a mountain...
- Pharaohs On The Move
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/775/eg81.htmNevine El-Aref looks at a year of culture and heritage in Egypt: "Tighter security and more effective protection notwithstanding, the collapse of a fragment of the Great Pyramid two weeks ago hurt no one, but...
Egypt
Climbing the pyramids
http://goafrica.about.com/b/a/247199.htm
A recent update on the Go Africa section of About.com in response to an email requesting information about climbing the pyramids of Giza: "Since the 1980's the Egyptian authorities have put a stop to it. It isn't just about thousands of sweaty, climbing tourists damaging the Pyramids -- it's also downright dangerous. The Pyramids used to be covered in limestone, which has eroded over the years. The steps were never made for climbing. They're uneven, crumbling and quite large -- at least five feet high in some places. Inevitably, the fact that climbing the pyramids is forbidden doesn't stop everyone from doing it."
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- A Digital Eye Of Horus For Archaeologists
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Following the latest report about Sarah Parcak's work iwth satellites Vincent has provided a good summary of many other wasy in which archaeologists have been using satellite technology. As technology evolves at an...
- Travel: Saqqara, Dashur And Giza
http://blogs.bootsnall.com/sgwood/?p=45"So we started at Sakkara (or Saqqara, depending upon the translation). There, we were first taken to the Tomb of Mereuka and the Pyramid (realy a pile of rubble) of Teti. It was mildly interesting in the way of...
- Illuminating The Pyramids
http://tinyurl.com/ygs7m6 (swissinfo.org) "Hofstetter, one of the world's best-known light artists, transforms buildings, monuments and natural beauty spots into contemporary works of art. His masterpieces include projections of polar bears on icebergs...
- Theorising About The Great Pyramid
http://tinyurl.com/hehnf (New York Times)A two-page article looking at one man's latest theories about the Great Pyramid and how it was built: "People in search of themselves often look to great challenges: running a marathon, climbing a mountain...
- Pharaohs On The Move
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/775/eg81.htmNevine El-Aref looks at a year of culture and heritage in Egypt: "Tighter security and more effective protection notwithstanding, the collapse of a fragment of the Great Pyramid two weeks ago hurt no one, but...