Egypt
- The Missing Nose Of The Sphinx
Heritage Key (Prad Patel) See below for an exerpt from Prad Patel's article (full story on the above link) but I just thought I would mention that in her paper "Ancient Egypt in America" (In Meskell's "Archaeology Under Fire" 1998) Ann Macy Roth...
- New Book: The Pharaohs Of Ancient Egypt
Waldmann Press Press release. Another Sphinx theory. On April 30, 2009, American historian and author Steven Mueller revealed his fascinating theory regarding the origin of the Great Sphinx, following the release of his most recent book, The Pharaohs...
- Tv Programme Re The Age Of The Sphinx
There was a programme on UK terrestrial television (Channel 5, 8pm) last night entitled Sphinx, in the Secrets of Egypt series. I haven't seen the first two episodes in the series and I didn't take notes last night whilst I was cooking, but it...
- Free Academic Articles Get Read But Don't Generate More Citations
Science Daily When academic articles are "open access" or free online, they get read more often, but they don't -- going against conventional wisdom -- get cited more often in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study. The reason, suggest Cornell...
- Science Of Small Particles
http://www.azonano.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=1480There's not much news today, so forgive this very short extract from an otherwise irrelevant (but truly fascinating) article on the science and technology of small particles: "There is even a connection...
Egypt
The Age of the Great Sphinx at Giza
http://www.hallofmaat.com/modules.php?name=Articles&file=article&sid=93
Giza Before the Fourth Dynasty is paper by Geologist Colin Reader, originally published in the Journal of the Ancient Chronology Forum 9 in 2002, which has been published on the Hall of Ma'at website. Reader explores both the case for the attribution of the Sphinx to Khafre and some of the alternatives, including his own theory which he hopes goes further than any other in reconciling the available evidence. This is a three-year-old article, but I have added it here because it may not have been accessible to people who do not have access to an academic library, and it is still very relevant to discussions about the age of the Sphinx.
- The Missing Nose Of The Sphinx
Heritage Key (Prad Patel) See below for an exerpt from Prad Patel's article (full story on the above link) but I just thought I would mention that in her paper "Ancient Egypt in America" (In Meskell's "Archaeology Under Fire" 1998) Ann Macy Roth...
- New Book: The Pharaohs Of Ancient Egypt
Waldmann Press Press release. Another Sphinx theory. On April 30, 2009, American historian and author Steven Mueller revealed his fascinating theory regarding the origin of the Great Sphinx, following the release of his most recent book, The Pharaohs...
- Tv Programme Re The Age Of The Sphinx
There was a programme on UK terrestrial television (Channel 5, 8pm) last night entitled Sphinx, in the Secrets of Egypt series. I haven't seen the first two episodes in the series and I didn't take notes last night whilst I was cooking, but it...
- Free Academic Articles Get Read But Don't Generate More Citations
Science Daily When academic articles are "open access" or free online, they get read more often, but they don't -- going against conventional wisdom -- get cited more often in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study. The reason, suggest Cornell...
- Science Of Small Particles
http://www.azonano.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=1480There's not much news today, so forgive this very short extract from an otherwise irrelevant (but truly fascinating) article on the science and technology of small particles: "There is even a connection...