Egypt
- Manchester Museum And Its Relationship With Local People
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price) Campbell Price is the the new Curator of Egypt and the Sudan at the Manchester Museum, taking over from Karen Exell, who has taken up a teaching post with UCL in Qatar. (to read more about him see his introductory...
- Who Built The Pyramids?
Ahram Online (Zahi Hawass) “Who built the pyramids?” This is a question that the public still asks me even today. My continuing discoveries at the site of the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza (first found in 1990) clearly demonstrate that these...
- 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....
- International Journal Of Nautical Archaeology
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology Volume 38 Issue 2 (September 2009) There's an article in the above journal which may be of interst (available to subscribers or via payment for 24 hour access) An Exploratory Geophysical Survey at the...
- July 26 Marks Uncovering One Of Biggest Secrets Of Khufu Pyramid
Egypt State Information Service July 26 will mark the uncovering of one of the biggest secrets of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas said Saturday 16/5/2009. Addressing a symposium...
Egypt
How DID they build the pyramids…?
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price)
Manchester Museum has a unique collection of objects connected with pyramid building. Many everyday tools have survived from a settlement specially-planned to house workers who built the pyramid of King Senwosret II (c. 1880-1874 BC).
In ancient times the town was called Hetep-Senwosret (‘Senwosret-is-pleased’ or ‘Senwosret-is-satisfied’). Today the town is known as Kahun, the name given to it by the site’s excavator W.M.F. Petrie (1853-1942 AD) after hearing the name from a local man. The whole site, including the king’s pyramid, its associated temples and other tombs, is more commonly called Lahun. It is situated at the eastern edge of the Faiyum region – an area of major building works in the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC).
The pyramid was built upon a natural outcrop of limestone, of over 12 metres in height. An internal framework of limestone walls was built to form a structural skeleton.
- Manchester Museum And Its Relationship With Local People
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price) Campbell Price is the the new Curator of Egypt and the Sudan at the Manchester Museum, taking over from Karen Exell, who has taken up a teaching post with UCL in Qatar. (to read more about him see his introductory...
- Who Built The Pyramids?
Ahram Online (Zahi Hawass) “Who built the pyramids?” This is a question that the public still asks me even today. My continuing discoveries at the site of the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza (first found in 1990) clearly demonstrate that these...
- 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....
- International Journal Of Nautical Archaeology
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology Volume 38 Issue 2 (September 2009) There's an article in the above journal which may be of interst (available to subscribers or via payment for 24 hour access) An Exploratory Geophysical Survey at the...
- July 26 Marks Uncovering One Of Biggest Secrets Of Khufu Pyramid
Egypt State Information Service July 26 will mark the uncovering of one of the biggest secrets of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas said Saturday 16/5/2009. Addressing a symposium...