Megalithic Portal: Latest from Egypt

Heit el-Ghurab

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:33:19 GMT

]]>Feeding the 10,000 strong Giza workforce but the boss gets the beef. The builders of the famous Giza pyramids in Egypt feasted on food from a massive catering-type operation, the remains of which scientists have discovered at a workers' town near the pyramids. The workers' town is located about 1,300 feet (400 meters) south of the Sphinx, and was used to house workers building the pyramid of pharaoh Menkaure, the third and last pyramid on the Giza plateau.

Karnak Temple of Amun Ra

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:28 GMT

]]>. The largest and most magnificent ancient temple in Egypt. Dedicated to Amun Ra, with subsidiary temples to other gods surrounding it.

Qubbet el-Hawa

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:17:34 GMT

Stunning face hidden for thousands of years: Wooden sarcophagus is unearthed at Egypt. See comment.. Chambered Tomb in Upper Egypt (South)

Nag el-Hamdulab

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:34:15 GMT

. Rock Art in Upper Egypt (South)

Wadi Maghareh

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:04:02 GMT

]]>. Ancient Mines in Sinai A valley in Sinai. Its main attraction in ancient times was its turquoise mines. There are a number of monuments and steles, and some settlement remains.

Sehel Island

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:43:54 GMT

]]>. Rock Art in Nubia

Dimeh Al-Siba

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:55:20 GMT

. Ancient Town in Lower Egypt (North)

Possible Pyramids near Kafr Al Masallat

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:31:17 GMT

]]>. Two unidentified mound complexes have been located with satellite imagery from Google Earth. [if anything the view on Bing Maps is clearer - click on the blue aeroplanes on our page] The first, at the location given, contains a distinct, four-sided, truncated, pyramidal shape that is approximately 140 feet in width, and three smaller mounds in a formation.

Rock Art near Qurta

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:36:17 GMT

]]>Comparisons of European paleolithic art in the Nile Valley, a new paper by Emmanuel Guy. An interdisciplinary team of Belgian scientists cooperating with Yale University has discovered the oldest petroglyphs in Egypt and for that matter the earliest rock art known so far in the whole of North Africa.

Wadi Abu Subeira

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:57:17 GMT

]]>. Late Palaeolithic rock art discovered in 2007. 15-20.000 years ago the waters of the Nile were much higher than today. The broad Wadi Abu Subeira may have been a small 'fjord', reaching several kilometres into the Eastern Desert: A great habitat for wildlife in the otherwise hyperarid environment and a great place for humans to stay � to fish and hunt � and to access the interior of the desert and perhaps the Red Sea.