Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

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 [...]

The United Nations and the Egyptian Government have teamed up with the aim of developing Dahshur’s community while preserving the area’s culture and heritage. Two days ago they held the program’s first workshop: “Mobilization of the Dahshour World Heritage Site for Community Development” at Saqqara. The Pyramids of Dahshur The workshop was attended by Zahi [...]

Astronaut Soichi Noguchi is currently flying through space aboard the International Space Station and he is using Twitter to communicate with us Earthlings. He goes by the name: @Astro_Soichi He has just posted a photo of the pyramids at Dahshur. The Red pyramid and the Bent pyramid can easily be seen from space: YES, you [...]

The ‘Black’ pyramid of Amenemhet III Fresh in the news this morning is the announcement that two more pyramids will be opened to the public to visit this year. It’s not easy keeping up with what pyramids are open and which are closed. Readers of this blog know that I am continually looking for information [...]

Four ushabti boxes, three canopic jars, and four sarcophagi were discovered Archaeologist from Japanese Waseda University have made another important discovery at Saqqara. Just two weeks ago over 30 mummies thought to belong to the Fifth Dynasty were discovered in an underground tomb just south of the pyramid of Unas. This time the find involves [...]