Megalithic Portal: Latest from Lower Egypt (North), 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.

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.

Khufu's Pyramid

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:52:51 GMT

]]>Hong Kong dentist to help check pharaoh's cavity. Pyramid in Egypt.Largest of the pyramids with a height of 146 Meters, sides of 230 Meters and an angle of 51.5 degrees. It is the only surviving 7 wonders of the world.

Meidum Mastaba

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:37:07 GMT

]]>Polish researcher changes the dating of the famous Egyptian necropolis . Mastaba South West of the Meidun Broken Pyramid. The legendary 19th Egyptologist Flinders Petrie dug a very narrow passage into the main burial chamber which contains what is thought to be the oldest granite sarcophagus and probably dates to the 3rd Dynasty of the old kingdom.

El Hiba

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:08:27 GMT

]]>. Ancient Village or Settlement in Lower Egypt (North)

Serabit el-Khadem Temple of Hathor

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:42:54 GMT

]]> Forgotten archaeological gems: The ancient turquoise mines of South Sinai. Ancient Temple in the Sinai Peninsula. Pharao Sneferu of the 4th dynasty was the first to make expeditions to the Sinai in the search for Turquoise. The first proper temple at this location, used by the miners, was built during the Middle Kingdom. In the new kingdom, the facility was enlarged.

Gebel el-Silsila

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:58:32 GMT

]]>. Ancient Quarry in Lower Egypt (North)

Aswan West Bank

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:58:06 GMT

. Ancient Quarry in Lower Egypt (North)