Egypt
Excavatons at the pyramid of Menkaure
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown)
Thanks to Vincent and his reader Todd for sharing photographs of an area adjacent to the pyramid of Menkaure at Giza where excavations of some sort are apparently underway with the aid of heavy machinery. See the above link for the photos.
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The Anonymous Man At Brooklyn
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) The re-wrapping of the mummy of the Anonymous Man was carried out in early February by the team from the Brooklyn Museum. We saw some of the live coverage of the re-wrapping here on Talking Pyramids. Today they’ve released...
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The Boat Beneath The Pyramid
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Vincent has done a great feature today on Khufu's boat at Giza. He has displayed some excellent photographs and provided links to PDFs and photographs which describe the boat and its discovery, excavation and reconstruction....
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How Were The Pyramids Built?
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Vincent has posted an index to his series of articles about different theories as to how the pyramids were constructed - in six parts.Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
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Secret Chamber Discovered In The Great Pyramid
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Breaking in the news this morning was the announcement of a new discovery: Egyptologist Bob Brier has discovered a hidden chamber in the Great Pyramid! Apparently the discovery was made while investigating the merits...
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Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Vincent has a terrific photograph on his "Photo of the Week" slot today an Air Transport Command plane flying over the Giza pyramids during World War II in 1943. It also provides a rather good aeriel view of some of the...
Egypt