Egypt
This story from Al Ahram is interesting even though my limited knowledge would like to point out.
The anthropoid coffin lid came from the Saitic period and was thus 2000 years newer than the original burial of Menkara and the tomb of Hetepheres the mother of the fourth dynasty king Khufu never had an associated pyramid.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/878/heritage.htm
- Photo For Today - Armchair Of Hetepheres I
With my thanks to Jon Bodsworth www.egyptarchive.co.uk Chair from the tomb of Hetepheres I (reconstruction) Giza 4th Dynasty Wood and gold leaf Hetepheres was probably the wife of the first 4th Dynasty pharaoh Snefru, and was the mother of the builder...
- In The Field: More Re Giza Cemetery
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) On Monday morning on the Giza plateau workers were busy removing sand from the newly discovered tomb of Idu, overseer of the construction of the Great Pyramid. They were surrounded by a media scrum, gathered around admiring...
- The Great Pyramid Shafts
The shafts that extend from the northern and southern walls of the Queens chamber have been found to have doors with copper bolts inside them. Perhaps behind one of these doors we will find a sarcophagus containing the missing mummy of Khufu's mother...
- 2008 In Brief
Among the finds of this past year was an old kingdom pyramid belonging to queen Sesheshet of dynasty six this find was moderately interesting as were the two empty tombs found near the causeway of king Unas. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/923/he1.htm...
- Djedefre's Solar Boat
Though found next to the pyramid of the fourth dynasty King Khufu the boats were not buried by King Khufu but rather by King Djedefre. The massive stone blocks which cover the pits housing the boats contained a number of inscriptions relating to King...
Egypt
Pyramids
This story from Al Ahram is interesting even though my limited knowledge would like to point out.
The anthropoid coffin lid came from the Saitic period and was thus 2000 years newer than the original burial of Menkara and the tomb of Hetepheres the mother of the fourth dynasty king Khufu never had an associated pyramid.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/878/heritage.htm
- Photo For Today - Armchair Of Hetepheres I
With my thanks to Jon Bodsworth www.egyptarchive.co.uk Chair from the tomb of Hetepheres I (reconstruction) Giza 4th Dynasty Wood and gold leaf Hetepheres was probably the wife of the first 4th Dynasty pharaoh Snefru, and was the mother of the builder...
- In The Field: More Re Giza Cemetery
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) On Monday morning on the Giza plateau workers were busy removing sand from the newly discovered tomb of Idu, overseer of the construction of the Great Pyramid. They were surrounded by a media scrum, gathered around admiring...
- The Great Pyramid Shafts
The shafts that extend from the northern and southern walls of the Queens chamber have been found to have doors with copper bolts inside them. Perhaps behind one of these doors we will find a sarcophagus containing the missing mummy of Khufu's mother...
- 2008 In Brief
Among the finds of this past year was an old kingdom pyramid belonging to queen Sesheshet of dynasty six this find was moderately interesting as were the two empty tombs found near the causeway of king Unas. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/923/he1.htm...
- Djedefre's Solar Boat
Though found next to the pyramid of the fourth dynasty King Khufu the boats were not buried by King Khufu but rather by King Djedefre. The massive stone blocks which cover the pits housing the boats contained a number of inscriptions relating to King...