Remains of the ‘City of the Pyramid Builders’ – Photograph by Mark Lehner
New tombs have been discovered at Giza further supporting the view that the pyramids were not built by slaves but by free skilled workers.
“These tombs were built beside the king’s pyramid, which indicates that these people were not by any means slaves…If they [...]
Unravelling the Riddle of the Sphinx
With the scanning of Djoser’s Step pyramid complete the lasers then focused firmly on the Sphinx at Giza.
Beginning in 1979 Mark Lehner undertook a five-year project of mapping the Sphinx, after which he founded the Giza Mapping Project with the much grander goal of mapping the entire plateau. The resulting [...]
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The Boston Museum has an Egypt display which features a model showing how the pyramids were built according to the external sprial ramp theory. Click on the image to view the larger photo to see the finer details of the model.
Building the Great Pyramid – by Just Us 3. CC-BY-NC
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When Mark Lehner first travelled to Egypt in 1973 with the hope of discovering the fabled ‘Hall of Records’ thought to be located beneath the paws of the Sphinx he probably didn’t imagine he’d end up staying for over a decade and finding a ‘Lost City’.
Lehner, who has become one of the leading figures [...]
Announced today on the website of Zahi Hawass was the news that the step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara will be scanned with precision lasers. The goal is to produce a three-dimensional model that will help to preserve the oldest pyramid of Egypt, thought to be designed by the great architect Imhotep. [...]
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The Nova website has an interactive section on the Egyptian Pyramids which can be seen at a glance here.
There are several small 360 degree views in Quicktime VR such as the view from the top of Khufu’s pyramid as well as inside.
A bit of background and introduction to the pyramids here: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids.
Or [...]
The Giza Plateau Mapping Project has been in existence since 1986 and was founded by the President and Treasurer, Mark Lehner and board member, Matthew McCauley, Ancient Egypt Research Associates, Inc.
The organisation is dedicated to research concerning the ancient Egyptian monuments of the Giza Plateau, and making the results of those studies available to [...]
