Egypt
Uncovering the secrets of the Great Pyramid
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Two French amateur archaelogists this week published a book in which they claim to have located the secret burial chamber of the Pharaoh Cheops in the Great Pyramid. On the face of this article the claim appears to be more than the usual hocum, and is based on the use of microgravimetry, which measures the density of materials, and radar technology. The theory has not been tested, due to being blocked (it is claimed by the article) by Egyptian authorities.
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New Book: Imaging The Cheops Pyramid Imaging The Cheops Pyramid
Springer Imaging the Cheops Pyramid By H.D. Bui Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, Vol. 182 Springer In this book Egyptian Archeology and Mathematics meet. The author is an expert in theories and applications in Solid Mechanics and Inverse...
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Secret Chambers At Great Pyramid Proposed
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) A French architect campaigning for a new exploration of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza said on Thursday that the edifice may contain two chambers housing funereal furniture. Jean-Pierre Houdin -- who was rebuffed...
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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...
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Egypt Uses New Technology To Solve Pyramid Riddle
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10349858 "Egypt is preparing to use the latest technology to solve a 4,500-year-old riddle. A robot is to be sent up two narrow shafts in the Great Pyramid in Giza to discover whether a secret...
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Rare 13th Dynasty Wooden Sarcophagus Found
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German archaeologists have discovered a rare wooden Pharaonic sarcophagus in Luxor, dating to the 13th Dynasty. At 2.7m long, 1.5m high and 1m wide is is vast. A hieroglyphic...
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