Egypt
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A video is now showing on Zahi Hawass's website at the above address. Here's the caption:
- Restoring The Pyramid Of Djoser
Wales Online DEEP in the world’s oldest pyramid, real-life Indiana Jones Peter James faced the prospect of thousands of tons of rock crushing him at any time. The former Royal Navy lieutenant-commander – dubbed Indiana James by his team – was at...
- More Re Discoveries At Saqqara
drhawass.com Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that Egyptian archaeologists, performing routine conservation work at the southern side of Saqqara’s step pyramid (2687-2668 BC), have stumbled upon what is believed to be a deep hole full...
- Video: Join Hawass In The Tomb Of Seti I
drhawass.com Join Zahi Hawass Inside the Mysterious Tunnel in the Tomb of Seti I For the last two years, Zahi Hawass has led an all-Egyptian team that is excavating and restoring the mysterious tunnel leading from the burial chamber of King Seti I deep...
- More Re Saqqara Mummy Discovery
Al Ahram Weekly () Intact wooden and limestone sarcophagi housing dozens of mummies have been discovered inside the Sixth-Dynasty tomb of Sennedjem in the Saqqara necropolis, reports Nevine El-Aref On Wednesday of last week, the Gisr Al-Mudir area located...
- 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...
Egypt
Video: Underneath the Step Pyramid with Dr Hawass
drhawass.com
A video is now showing on Zahi Hawass's website at the above address. Here's the caption:
Djoser, the first king of Egypt’s 3rd Dynasty, was buried inside a massive, red granite sarcophagus at the bottom of a 30 meter-deep shaft underneath the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. This great tomb, designed by the brilliant architect Imhotep, is Egypt’s first pyramid and the world’s first monumental work of architecture in stone.
For the last year, an all-Egyptian team has been working to conserve and restore this precious part of the legacy of ancient Egypt. The team’s latest achievement has been to clear a deep layer of debris covering the king’s sarcophagus. The surface of the sarcophagus is now visible for the first time in recent memory. In addition, the team has located a passage leading underneath the sarcophagus, allowing scholars to examine it from all sides. A scaffolding will soon be installed in the central shaft to support the fragile walls and ceiling and prevent debris from falling into the burial chamber. This work is challenging and dangerous, and poses many tough issues for conservators.
If urgent action is not taken, however, the Step Pyramid could be lost to future generations. Zahi Hawass has empowered his team to make tough decisions and take decisive steps to protect this irreplaceable cultural treasure.
- Restoring The Pyramid Of Djoser
Wales Online DEEP in the world’s oldest pyramid, real-life Indiana Jones Peter James faced the prospect of thousands of tons of rock crushing him at any time. The former Royal Navy lieutenant-commander – dubbed Indiana James by his team – was at...
- More Re Discoveries At Saqqara
drhawass.com Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that Egyptian archaeologists, performing routine conservation work at the southern side of Saqqara’s step pyramid (2687-2668 BC), have stumbled upon what is believed to be a deep hole full...
- Video: Join Hawass In The Tomb Of Seti I
drhawass.com Join Zahi Hawass Inside the Mysterious Tunnel in the Tomb of Seti I For the last two years, Zahi Hawass has led an all-Egyptian team that is excavating and restoring the mysterious tunnel leading from the burial chamber of King Seti I deep...
- More Re Saqqara Mummy Discovery
Al Ahram Weekly () Intact wooden and limestone sarcophagi housing dozens of mummies have been discovered inside the Sixth-Dynasty tomb of Sennedjem in the Saqqara necropolis, reports Nevine El-Aref On Wednesday of last week, the Gisr Al-Mudir area located...
- 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...