Talking Pyramids

The Masonic pyramid on the US $1 note The pyramids at Giza will be closed today in order to avoid rituals that were planned to be carried out there on the 11/11/11. Atef Abu Zahab, head of the Department of Pharaonic Archaeology said that the decision to close the pyramids only came “after much pressure” [...]

Inside Khufu’s 2nd solar boat pit Today the second solar boat of Khufu that lies beside his pyramid was unveiled to the public. The first boat was discovered in 1954 and now resides in a museum built especially to display the boat located directly above it’s pit on the south side of the pyramid. Three [...]

Thursday was ‘D Day’ and Jean-Pierre and Dassault Systèmes ended all the intrigue and mystery with their spectacular 3D presentation of Episode 2 “Legacy of Khufu” at the La Géode conference in Paris. Jean-Pierre told the conference that 3D simulations indicate that there are two undiscovered chambers located very close to the King’s chamber inside [...]

In three days time Jean-Pierre Houdin and Dassault Systèmes will be at a conference in La Géode to reveal ‘Khufu Reborn’, the sequel to Jean-Pierre’s internal spiral ramp theory. Fellow bloggers Keith Payne from EmHotep & Marc Chartier from Pyramidales will be there along with Kate Bourdet from Dassault Systèmes to report on the event. [...]

One of the first questions that is asked when the topic of pyramids arises is “How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids?” We’ve explored a few of these theories in the six-part series here at Talking Pyramids – from the traditional theories to the more innovative ideas such as Jean-Pierre Houdin’s Internal Ramp thory. [...]

“I’d like a room with a view of the pyramids with a splash of palm trees please.” A Room With a View Some have it tough. A Room With a View by Jay Bergesen. Some rights reserved.

Hemiunu, Vizier to king Khufu. Photo by kairoinfo4u The return of the seated staute of Hemiunu, overseer of the construction of the Great Pyramid has been confirmed. On Sunday the Roman and Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim, Germany stated that it would lend the prized statue to Egypt for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum [...]