Talking Pyramids

It’s been a while since the last Talking Pyramids Poll was released and so much has happened in Egypt in the past few months. A focus of Talking Pyramids has always been to keep up to date with the current status of each pyramid, whether or not it is open and accessible to the public.

It’s always fun to have a bit of interaction and feedback from you, the readers of Talking Pyramids. A small part of this interactivity is the poll that appears on the right side, just below the Delicious Links. The last poll asked what theory you favoured to explain the construction of the Great Pyramid. Among [...]

In the past it has been a struggle to keep up to date with which sites are open to visitors and those that are closed. I keep in regular contact with sources in Egypt as well as travellers who have recently visited the sites. I have used news websites, blogs, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and other [...]

I appologise for some of the problems you have noticed with the blog over the past few days. My web host has decided to turn off certain basic functionallity to increase security. This measure is a bit over the top to say the least. While the blog is now more secure, this change has resulted [...]

* Bastet * – by Pareeerica CC by NC ND 2.0 It was back in January 2008 that I began Talking Pyramids and I’ve enjoyed running the blog over that time. Thinking about the future and areas to improve upon, I have been reflecting on how the blog has grown during it’s relatively short life. [...]

Google has upgraded the Giza area in Google Earth and Google Maps with higher resolution imagery allowing us to see the pyramids in more detail. You can now pick out people on the plateau, the trial passages referred to by Petrie, and even individual toes of the Sphinx’s front paws. I look forward to more [...]

Every day Bennu reports on the latest news and information related to ancient Egypt. Once a week these updates are compiled and posted here. Daily News from 23rd – 29th of May 2009 Playmobile’s Pyramid, Sphinx with Mummy, Royal Ship, Pharoahs Temple, Egyptian Chariot, Egyptian Soldiers, Tomb with …. http://is.gd/CvNi # Students’ Mural To Be [...]