Guards, Guns & Geese – a Trip to Abusir

Having found some old photos while cleaning up I thought I’d blow the dust off my journal and share with you the story behind the photos taken on a trip to Abusir in 1997. Arriving at the site Ian and I got out of the taxi and proceeded into the desert towards the pyramids. A [...]

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Rare Tomb Opened After 4,500 Years

A Czech team has opened an intact burial chamber from the fifth dynasty in Abusir. The tomb was discovered in 2006 but the burial chamber was not explored at the time and has remained sealed for nearly 4,500 years. “The most important conclusion to be connected with this discovery” which is, in principle, a major [...]

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