No comments The Synthetic Blocks The idea of molding the pyramid blocks is intriguing . Let me help you with other information . Ancient Egyptian Pyramid In 1974 , a team from Stanford Research Institute (SRI) of Stanford University , Used electromagnetic sounding equipment to place to locate hidden rooms , The waves sent out […]
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Part 1 | Problems and Solution
1 comment The results of our investigation so far lead to two main conclusions. The first is the destruction of the Meidum pyramid through a building disaster. The second is an explanation of the rhomboid shape of the Bent Pyramid as a direct consequence of this disaster. In the preceding two chapters we have adduced […]
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Age Facts P6
No comments In several important respects, the Meidum pyramid differs from its predecessors. The tomb chamber is not located at the bottom of a shaft but at the base of the pyramid itself and access to it is by a low and narrow passage passing through the body of the pyramid at an angle of […]
The mastaba tombs
No comments The mastaba tombs As has already been mentioned a mastaba is the tomb of a bobel or dignitary built to resemble the house in which the dead person formerly lived. The Sakkarah necropolis contains a considerable number of mastabas, some of which are among the most renowned for their beauty and the gracefulness […]
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids at Dahshur Part 3
No comments The first explanation for the rhomboid shape was given early in the nineteenth century by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson who suggested that the monument had to be completed in haste because the king died prematurely. Perring supported this view since he thought that the smaller packing blocks and less careful work in the […]
El Mamura at Alexandria Egypt
No comments Just two miles east of El Mamura lies Abu Qir, the scene of a famous battle. On August 1, 1798, Admiral Nelson of the British fleet, defeated Napoleon’s navy after a major sea–battle. This established British naval supremacy. One of the islands along the coast is named Nelson Island in commemoration of the […]
Ramses IX and Ramses X Pharaohs 1126-1098 BC
No comments Ramses IX Neferkhare Setepenre Dynasty 20 1126-1108 BC Ramses X Khepermaatre Dynasty 20 1108-1098 BC With Ramses IX Egypt returned to a degree of stability in as much as the king enjoyed a reign of some 18 years. There is not much to show for it in terms of monuments or records, however. […]
Ancient Alexandria and Egyptian Pharos
No comments The climate of Alexandria is milder than that of Cairo. Facing the Mediterranean there is more rain, and in September, especially, the humidity is high. The fact that it is known as the city both of Alexander and of Cleopatra makes it a great attraction for tourists. Besides being intrigued by its history, […]
Alexandrian Street, 1833
No comments Alexandrian Street, 1833 Robert Curzon We took possession of all the rooms upstairs, of which the principal one was long and narrow, with two windows at the end, opening onto a covered balcony or verandah: this overlooked the principal street and the bazaar. Here my companion and I soon stationed ourselves, and watched […]
Bird Life in the Delta | Walking Through Egypt
No comments Bird Life in the Delta, 1868 Reverend A.C. Smith Bird Life in the Delta I shall always regard that railway journey [to Cairo] as the greatest ornithological treat I ever had in my life. I was not altogether a perfect novice in observing the birds of other countries, yet I was quite amazed […]
To the Valley of the Kings, 1904 | Luxor – Walking Through Egypt
No comments To the Valley of the Kings, 1904 William Jarvie Valley of the Kings 28 January We rode through a valley which wound about hills and giant rocks for about four miles up to the place known as the ‘Tombs of the Kings’. You cannot imagine a more appropriate way to these tombs, for […]
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Age Facts P2
No comments In the memory of the Egyptian people Imhotep lived on as a mathematician, a physician and the inventor of building in stone. This last statement is essentially true, although stone had been occasionally employed in the tombs of the first two dynasties, mainly for portcullises and for some flooring. This shows that methods […]
At the Second Cataract, 1927 | Walking Through Egypt
No comments At the Second Cataract, 1927 Constance Sitwell The naked black boys run panting across the sand and up the slope toward us. They have been swimming and shooting the rapids of the second cataract, and now, having each been given a coin, they fling themselves down for a rest. I, too, lie outstretched […]
Prospects of Sinai, 1843 | Walking Through Egypt
No comments Prospects of Sinai, 1843 Dr. Richard Lepsius Prospects of Sinai The following day [28 March, 1843] we proceeded farther, and passing through Wadi e’Scheikh, we reached the Wadi Firan this most precious jewel of the Peninsula, with its palms and groves of Tarfa on the banks of a lovely rushing stream, which, winding […]