Talking Pyramids

There are few new additions to that great web resource Giza Archives that readers will be interested in. Two of these relate to the solar boat of Khufu and the pit in which it was found in 1954. Inside the Boat Museum, located on the south side of Khufu’s pyramid. Photo by Guy Flaneur. The [...]

Giza Mastabas VIII: Mastabas of Nucleus Cemetery G 2100, Major Mastabas G 2100-2220 By Peter Der Manuelian I was contacted this morning by Peter Der Manuelian who is the Lecturer in Egyptology at Tufts University and the Director of the Giza Archives Project at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Anyone interested in the Giza [...]

Mark Vygus has updated his excellent dictionary. The dictionary, which can be downloaded (8.3 mb) for free, is a very usefull addition to any linguist’s tool box. Having such a dictionary in digital format enables one to quickly and easily search the entire repository of over 30 500 words. The format is: Hieroglyphs, Transliteration, English, [...]

Giza Plateau: September 10, 1983 Andrew Collins has once again rebutted the efforts by Zahi Hawass to debunk his claim that he has rediscovered the large cave system under the Giza plateau. A number of photos of the caves have been posted in the past week. One on Collins’ website shows the entrance to the [...]

The free hard cover copy of Michelle Moran’s new book Cleopatra’s Daughter personally signed my Michelle has been won! All you had to do was correctly answer the question: Near which Egyptian city does Zahi Hawass believe the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony is located? Most people chose to contact me privately so as [...]

Would you like a free copy of Michelle Moran’s new book Cleopatra’s Daughter? Michelle has kindly given me copy that she has personally signed to give to one of you. All you have to do is answer the following question: Near which Egyptian city does Zahi Hawass believe the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony [...]

Watch as Andrew Collins explores the caves underneath the Giza plateau.