Egypt
The Independent (Andrew Johnson)
- Update On Research At The Great Pyramid
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Nevine El-Aref has been looking at the progress made by Djedi, a joint international-Egyptian team so named after the magician whom King Khufu consulted when he planned the layout of his pyramid. Djedi recently began making...
- The Djedi Team Robot
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Recently I went to visit the Great Pyramid of Khufu and observe the work of the Djedi team. Djedi is a joint international-Egyptian mission, which I named after Djedi, the magician who Khufu consulted when planning the layout...
- 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...
- New Probe Of Mystery Pyramid Shafts
http://tinyurl.com/877ua "Egypt will send a robot up narrow shafts in the Great Pyramid to try to solve one of the mysteries of the 4,500-year-old pharaonic mausoleum, Egypt's top archaeologist said on Monday. Zahi Hawass told Reuters he would this...
- The Second Door
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/Article on today's edition of the Egyptian Gazette website by Zahi Hawass about investigations of the "air shafts" in the Great Pyramid - nothing new here, but I have added it in case it is of interest. It is...
Egypt
Robot to explore Great Pyramid
The Independent (Andrew Johnson)
Photo courtesy of Jon Bodsworth.For 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has enthralled, fascinated and ultimately frustrated everyone who has attempted to penetrate its secrets.
Now a robotics team from Leeds University, working with Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, is preparing a machine which they hope will solve one of its enduring mysteries.
The pyramid, known as the Pyramid of Khufu after the king who built it around 2,560BC, is the only wonder of the ancient world still standing. At its heart are two rooms known as the King's Chamber and the Queen's Chamber. Two shafts rise from the King's Chamber at 45-degree angles and lead to the exterior of the monument. They are believed to be a passageway designed to fire the king's spirit into the firmament so that he can take his place among the stars.
In the Queen's Chamber, there are two further shafts, discovered in 1872. Unlike those in the King's Chamber, these do not lead to the outer face of the pyramid.
- Update On Research At The Great Pyramid
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Nevine El-Aref has been looking at the progress made by Djedi, a joint international-Egyptian team so named after the magician whom King Khufu consulted when he planned the layout of his pyramid. Djedi recently began making...
- The Djedi Team Robot
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Recently I went to visit the Great Pyramid of Khufu and observe the work of the Djedi team. Djedi is a joint international-Egyptian mission, which I named after Djedi, the magician who Khufu consulted when planning the layout...
- 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...
- New Probe Of Mystery Pyramid Shafts
http://tinyurl.com/877ua "Egypt will send a robot up narrow shafts in the Great Pyramid to try to solve one of the mysteries of the 4,500-year-old pharaonic mausoleum, Egypt's top archaeologist said on Monday. Zahi Hawass told Reuters he would this...
- The Second Door
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/Article on today's edition of the Egyptian Gazette website by Zahi Hawass about investigations of the "air shafts" in the Great Pyramid - nothing new here, but I have added it in case it is of interest. It is...