The Giza Death Star: The Paleophysics of the Great Pyramid and the Military Complex at Giza
NO QUARTER (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sorry to have dropped off the circuit, but at least the blog has been in the able and creative hands of Susan, Ani, Amy, Pat, Linda, and others. I am humbled to have so many talented folks willing to pitch in and vent a spleen. Thanks to all. I have had the privilege of [...]
Nile Cruise (Free subscription) | yesterday
We’re home from our trip to Cairo and Luxor and have a whole stack of photographs, video and audio clips to add to the Nile Cruises 4u website and here on the Blog. We had such a great time and learnt so much more about our favourite destination. Apart from our excellent 4 nights Nile Cruise on [...] This a post from: Nile Cruise Home From Our Egypt Trip
DailyFun4u (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The Great Pyramid of Giza , Egypt The Egyptian pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid in about 2560 B.C. to serve as his tomb. The pyramid is the oldest structure on the original list of the seven wonders of the ancient world, which was compiled by Greek scholars about 2,200 years ago. It is also the only remaining survivor from the original list. 2. The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece The Colossus of Rhodes,...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Egyptian Interior Ministry ordered to free 11 Shia who had jailed during a Shia gathering seven months ago.2009/11/28
Heritage Key blogs (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Think skyscrapers and you'll no doubt imagine shimmering towers of glass and steel, reaching ever closer to the heavens, whilst slowly turning most cities into a homogenised equaliser of stickle-bricks . But it's always been this way, hasn't it? At least, it has been for the residents of Shibam, a Yemeni town of about 7,000 people rising out of the arid Arabian desert . read more
Talking Pyramids (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Khafre was the builder of the second pyramid on the Giza plateau. This diorite statue of Khafre was found by Mariette in the Granite temple near the Sphinx. It currently resides in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Statue of Khafre If you click on the photo you can see the larger complete image, on the [...] Related posts: Friday Photo: King of Upper and Lower Egypt Friday Photo: Statue of Horus at Edfu...
Objects-Building-Situations (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
In a recent biographical article on Zahi Hawass, we learn that the most powerful man in Egyptian archaeology attended a Grateful Dead concert at the pyramids during the mid-1970s, see Ian Parker, "The Pharaoh," The New Yorker (Nov. 16, 2009), p. 52ff. A couple of months ago, I posted on the Pink Floyd concert in Pompeii (1971), pondering the connections between rock and archaeology. Parker's...
Saga (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
As the modern Commonwealth marks its 60th year, parts of the old British Empire still hold childhood memories for many of us. Peter Sampson, pictured right, recalls heady days of Pharaohs and flying-boats
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Egypt's Interior Ministry ordered the release on Wednesday of 11 Shias Muslims detained seven months ago for organising gatherings in the country's tiny Shia minority community, a prison source said.2009/11/26
It's Your Turn (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Price: $4.00 Category: Children's Books Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Boy Kingby Zahi HawassNational GeographicPaperback 2005Grade 37Hawass, director of excavations at the Giza pyramids and head of Egypt's archaeological council, turns his attention to a perennial topic of curiosity. ...
Remove the Labels (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
In 1967, Shōnen Magazine published a set of illustrations detailing the secret weapons of Dr. Who, an evil scientist bent on capturing King Kong who regularly appeared in The King Kong Show a popular animated series on Japanese and US television at the time.
Candy Sandwich (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Egypt. I am in Egypt. Technically, we arrived yesterday, but by the time we landed on our rescheduled flight and made it through customs, we'd already missed our kickoff meeting and any chance to see Cairo or so I imagine as I sit in my big chair at home two weeks before leaving. I'm sick today, watching Fred Claus and working in my pajamas. It's hard to believe that soon I'll be flying halfway around...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The site of Giza is one of the most visited sites in Egypt. Everyone who comes to Egypt visits the great pyramids that dominate the landscape here. In the past, the site was crowded, cars were everywhere and also people selling camel and horse rides and souvenirs. We decided to make improvements to the site to make it more enjoyable to visit. In order to eliminate the automobile...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Heritage Key (Malcolm Jack) Quarries, often ignored, were a crucial part of Egypt. It was from these sites that the precious raw materials and minerals used in the construction of decorative monuments such as sculptures and obelisks was hewn thousands of years ago. Among the most prolific were the Quarries of Aswan, which yielded the red granite of Cleopatra’s Needles and many of the quality...
Talking Pyramids (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Located at Edfu is the temple of Horus, the second largest temple in Egypt, second only to Karnak temple. The huge grand pylons of temple measure 250 ft across and 100 ft high. At the entrance to the inner court of the temple is a large granite statue of the god in the [...] Related posts: Administration Building & Silos found at Edfu Friday Photo: Riddle of the Sphinx Update on the Statue Discovered...
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osahar | 14/10/2008
A real secret message discovered by a local man among Egypt's ancient ruins could be stranger than the fictional stories we love involving Indiana Jones or "The DaVinci Code." East Stroudsburg-born Edward Nightingale says he has unraveled the most famous of ancient Egyptian riddles...
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