Egypt
Em Hotep
- One Entrance, Two Paths: The Noble And Service Routes In The Great Pyramid
Em Hotep (Keith Payne) Follow Pharaoh Khufu’s funeral procession into the Great Pyramid where we learn the layout of the two very different routes to the King’s Chamber—one used by the workers in the construction of the vast monument, and one created...
- Hemienu To Houdin: Phase One, Part B
Em Hotep (Keith Payne) The second part of Keith's article Hemienu to Houdin, part of a superbly illustrated series looking at different theories of pyramid construction. Part A can be found here. In Hemienu to Houdin: Phase One, Part A, we looked...
- 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...
- Imaginary Letters - Building The Great Pyramid
Em Hotep! Thanks to Shemsu Sesen for another excellent post, stuffed full of information, photographs, diagrams and maps. Building the Great Pyramid Year 1: Six Letters from Hemienu If the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, what were...
- Book Review: The Secret Of The Great Pyramid
Publishers Weekly The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man’s Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Mystery by Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin. Collins/ Smithsonian Since its construction 4,500 years ago for Pharaoh Khufu,...
Egypt
Hemienu to Houdin
Em Hotep
I am sure that all of you who are interested in this topic are following Keith's site, so this is the last pointer to his excellent recent series about pyramid construction theories. Yesterday he posted the latest installment: Hemienu to Houdin: Phase Two, Part A—The King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid.
- One Entrance, Two Paths: The Noble And Service Routes In The Great Pyramid
Em Hotep (Keith Payne) Follow Pharaoh Khufu’s funeral procession into the Great Pyramid where we learn the layout of the two very different routes to the King’s Chamber—one used by the workers in the construction of the vast monument, and one created...
- Hemienu To Houdin: Phase One, Part B
Em Hotep (Keith Payne) The second part of Keith's article Hemienu to Houdin, part of a superbly illustrated series looking at different theories of pyramid construction. Part A can be found here. In Hemienu to Houdin: Phase One, Part A, we looked...
- 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...
- Imaginary Letters - Building The Great Pyramid
Em Hotep! Thanks to Shemsu Sesen for another excellent post, stuffed full of information, photographs, diagrams and maps. Building the Great Pyramid Year 1: Six Letters from Hemienu If the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, what were...
- Book Review: The Secret Of The Great Pyramid
Publishers Weekly The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man’s Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Mystery by Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin. Collins/ Smithsonian Since its construction 4,500 years ago for Pharaoh Khufu,...