Talking Pyramids

This week’s photo comes courtesy of Jon Bodsworth from Egypt Archive. It is an unsual shot showing the three pyramids of Giza. In the foreground is the south-east corner of the Great pyramid, followed by Khafre’s pyramid with the pyramid of Menkaure in the background. The three pyramids on the Giza plateau – by Jon [...]

MSNBC has another photo of the quartzite statue discovered yesterday on the Giza plaeau. The 149 cm tall statue is of a man wearing the typical Old-Kingdom shoulder-length wig. His right hand is clenched on his knee and holds an unidentified object while his left hand rests on his thigh. The statue has a number [...]

Statue found near the pyramid of Menkaure A life-sized statue of a seated man has been found on the Giza plateau just north of Menkaure’s pyramid. It was discovered by mainentance workers just 40 cm below ground level. Dr Hawas has said that it’s age is not easy to identify as it has no inscriptions [...]

One of the main functions of Talking Pyramids is to provide up-to-date information on the Egyptian pyramids. Last year Zahi Hawass announced that he wanted all Egyptian pyramids to open to the public by 2009 though I do not think this is the case. Although I try to keep the entry prices up to date [...]

I thought it’s about time I gave readers a bit of an update on some of the recent happenings here at Talking Pyramids and some of the new features that will be implemented in the near future. Aside from posting regular news items concerning the world of ancient Egyptian pyramids, one of the main features [...]

The Pyramid of Menkaure. Photo by Jon Bodsworth Visit the Giza Plateau page for information on the pyramid of Menkaure. Interact with the embedded GoogleMap at the top of the page & zoom in on the Menkaure pyramid for a closer look from the air.

More news on the search for Menkaure’s missing sarcophagus. Spain and Egypt have made some advancements on the arrangement of a joint mission to search for the sarcophagus of Menkaure, lost on the sea floor somewhere between Malta and Gibralta. With financial help from the National Geographic Society, the Egyptian Government wants to use underwater [...]