Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

Another small snippet of information has been released about the announcement of the discovery of the granite sarcophagus of Senusret II. The Egypt State Information Service sheds a bit more light on the subject: Egyptian archeologists have discovered the graveyard and sarcophagus of ancient Pharaoh king Senosert II. Secretary General of the Supreme Council of [...]

Granite sarcophagus of Senusret II I am not sure what to make of this news release. Petrie examined the sarcophagus of Senusret II (a.k.a. Senwosret II, Sesostris II) in great detail when he conducted his survey in 1889. MENA press release: CAIRO – Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the burial chamber and coffin of King Senusret [...]

From National Geographic: Archaeologists working at the site of a 7,000-year-old village in Egypt’s Faiyum depression excavate clay floors and hearths. The site is the earliest farm settlement yet found in Egypt, providing a major breakthrough in understanding the enigmatic people of the late Stone Age who lived long before the appearance of the Egyptian [...]

“A team of US archaeologists has discovered the ruins of a city dating back to the period of the first farmers 7,000 years ago in Egypt’s Fayyum oasis, the supreme council of antiquities said on Tuesday. “An electromagnetic survey revealed the existence in the Karanis region of a network of walls and roads similar to [...]