Talking Pyramids

Another update on the state of (dis)repair of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara: Mohammed Abdel Fattah, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, inspected the ongoing renovations at the step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara with General Mohammed el-Sheikha, head of the developments unit of the council Monday. Abdel Fattah said that the [...]

Cintec prepare to enter the pyramid There has been another development in the controversy of the halt to the restoration efforts on Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara. The restrictions to the Supreme Council of Antiquities’ budget have resulted in a cessation of payments to Cintec, the company carrying out these restorations to the inner chambers [...]

It seems that a delay in payments to the structural repair and reinforcement systems company Cintec, who were carrying out restoration work to the insides of the pyramid of Djoser has resulted in a halt to the restoration work. The newly appointed Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt Mohammad Abdel-Maksoud announced [...]

The step pyramid of Djoser was at risk of collapse after an earthquake in 1992 caused damage to the burial chamber. Last December structural repair and reinforcement systems company Cintec was chosen for the job of propping up Egypt’s oldest pyramid. They’ve now completed phase one of the work which involved setting up pressurised air-filled [...]

Structural repair and reinforcement systems company Cintec has been appointed to grand task of preserving the Step Pyramid of Djoser after an earthquake in 1992 caused damage to the burial chamber. Here is how they’ll do it: In some cases it uses stainless steel structural reinforcement anchors which are surrounded with a special fabric sock [...]

Scientist have used new radiocarbon dating techniques to precisely lock down the historical chronology of ancient Egypt. Plant material from various periods of Egypt’s ancient past were dated using the new techniques to verify the accuracy of our current understanding of ancient Egypt’s history. Seeds over 4,500 years old that were discovered beneath the pyramid [...]

Restorations of Djoser’s Pyramid Wind, pollution and rising ground water levels continue to threaten Egypt’s monuments. We’ve seen how rising water is damaging the Sphinx and the ongoing efforts to reduce the water levels there. One thing leads to another: The capillary action of the stone brings water high up into the monument, calcium deposits [...]