http://www.talkingpyramids.com/underneath-the-step-pyramid-with-dr-hawass/ Ancient Egyptian pyramids news & information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.talkingpyramids.com/underneath-the-step-pyramid-with-dr-hawass/comment-page-1/#comment-6788 Vincent Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:19:07 +0000 http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/?p=2024#comment-6788 He was sitting on the vault containing the sarcophagus. Rubble had previously covered the top of the vault. It was partially cleared enough to see the large granite beams and the unusual 3.5 ton granite plug but Hawass's team appear to have not just pushed the rubble aside but removed it from the area. There was no view of the sarcophagus....other than from within the tunnel that goes underneath the sarcophagus. I was concerned that Hawass had told them to go ahead and break the large granite beams so that they could get access to the sarcophagus. He was sitting on the vault containing the sarcophagus. Rubble had previously covered the top of the vault. It was partially cleared enough to see the large granite beams and the unusual 3.5 ton granite plug but Hawass’s team appear to have not just pushed the rubble aside but removed it from the area. There was no view of the sarcophagus….other than from within the tunnel that goes underneath the sarcophagus. I was concerned that Hawass had told them to go ahead and break the large granite beams so that they could get access to the sarcophagus.

]]> http://www.talkingpyramids.com/underneath-the-step-pyramid-with-dr-hawass/comment-page-1/#comment-6784 Geoff Carter Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:58:01 +0000 http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/?p=2024#comment-6784 Not sure I get this; was he sat on the sarcophagus? did we get a good view of it? Not sure I get this; was he sat on the sarcophagus? did we get a good view of it?

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