Talking Pyramids

It’s always fun to have a bit of interaction and feedback from you, the readers of Talking Pyramids. A small part of this interactivity is the poll that appears on the right side, just below the Delicious Links. The last poll asked what theory you favoured to explain the construction of the Great Pyramid. Among [...]

An update on the state of some of the pyramids from Heidi who has just returned from Egypt. Water threatens the pyramid at Hawara The ground water at Hawara is high. So high in fact that the subterranean chambers of the pyramid of Amenemhet III at Hawara are totally submerged under water. Anyone trying to [...]

The ‘Black’ pyramid of Amenemhet III Fresh in the news this morning is the announcement that two more pyramids will be opened to the public to visit this year. It’s not easy keeping up with what pyramids are open and which are closed. Readers of this blog know that I am continually looking for information [...]

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 [...]

After seeing Andie Byrne’s request for information on the which pyramids were currently open to the public I realised that if I am to create a real information service on the ancient Egyptian pyramids I need to include this sort of information. So I have begun adding opening times on those pyramids that are currently [...]