Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

Statue of Sneferu in the Egyptian Museum Why are there a million mummies buried near Sneferu’s pyramid at Seila? That is the question being asked by researchers from Brigham Young University. Last year Professor Kerry Muhlestein stated that he believed the team had uncovered evidence of a unified plan and suggested we need to adjust [...]

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 [...]

The Red and Bent pyramids as seen from the ISS The Pyramids of Dahshur were recently photographed by an Expedition 17 crewmember on the International Space Station. Easily observable in the image are the Red pyramid and Bent pyramid both built by Khufu’s father Sneferu. The pyramid complexes of Amenemhat III and Senwosret III can [...]