Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/hpxgf (thestatesman.net)
- Rising Water: A Necessary Evil?
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Can the new pumping system on the Giza Plateau help reduce damage to the Sphinx caused by leaking subterranean water? Nevine El-Aref looks at this, and what caused the high water level Within the framework of the Ministry...
- The Mysterious Osiris Shaft Of Giza
drhawass.com With photos. In 1945, the Egyptian archaeologist Abdel Moneim Abu Bakr came across a water-filled shaft inside a small tunnel that runs north-south under the causeway of Khafre at Giza. He explored it sufficiently to learn that it incorporated...
- Tourism: Key Dates In September 2007
Egypt State Information Service "Egypt will start its wintertime as of Friday, September 7," Cabinet Spokesman Magdi Radi announced Wednesday 22/8/2007. This means that Egyptians will set their clocks one hour backward. Egypt operates Daylight-Saving...
- Dewatering Project At Karnak And Luxor Temples
http://touregypt.net/teblog/luxornews/?p=320Dr Edwin Brock's lecture at the Mummification Museum in Luxor on the 5th November 2006 has been summarized at the above address by Jane Akshar, on her Luxor News Blog: "The project was inaugurated in January...
- Blue Hole
The Blue Hole The Blue Hole in the Caribbean off the coast of Belize is a famous...
Egypt
Measuring Time
http://tinyurl.com/hpxgf (thestatesman.net)
An informal article that looks at the evolution of time measurement and the development of clocks describes three early Egytian time keeping devices - sundials, merkhets and water clocks. See the above article for the full story, but here's a sample: "Water clocks were among the earliest timekeepers that did not depend on the observation of celestial bodies. One of the oldest of this type was found in the tomb of Amenhotep - I, buried around 1500 B.C. These were stone vessels with sloping sides that allowed water to drip at a nearly constant rate from a small hole near the bottom. Markings on the inside surface measured the passage of time as the water level reached them."
- Rising Water: A Necessary Evil?
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Can the new pumping system on the Giza Plateau help reduce damage to the Sphinx caused by leaking subterranean water? Nevine El-Aref looks at this, and what caused the high water level Within the framework of the Ministry...
- The Mysterious Osiris Shaft Of Giza
drhawass.com With photos. In 1945, the Egyptian archaeologist Abdel Moneim Abu Bakr came across a water-filled shaft inside a small tunnel that runs north-south under the causeway of Khafre at Giza. He explored it sufficiently to learn that it incorporated...
- Tourism: Key Dates In September 2007
Egypt State Information Service "Egypt will start its wintertime as of Friday, September 7," Cabinet Spokesman Magdi Radi announced Wednesday 22/8/2007. This means that Egyptians will set their clocks one hour backward. Egypt operates Daylight-Saving...
- Dewatering Project At Karnak And Luxor Temples
http://touregypt.net/teblog/luxornews/?p=320Dr Edwin Brock's lecture at the Mummification Museum in Luxor on the 5th November 2006 has been summarized at the above address by Jane Akshar, on her Luxor News Blog: "The project was inaugurated in January...
- Blue Hole
The Blue Hole The Blue Hole in the Caribbean off the coast of Belize is a famous...