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/Home/Arts/Architecture/Buildings & Projects/Pyramids BBC News | SCI/TECH | Queen's pyramid discovered Votes:0 low graphics version | feedback | help You are in: Sci/Tech Front Page World UK UK Politics Business Sci/Tech Health Education Entertainment Talking Point In Depth AudioVideo Monday, 3 April, 2000, 12:56 GMT 13:56 UK Queen's pyramid discovered The pyramid of Maidum revealed new chambers French archaeologists have discovered the 4,000-year-old remains of an ancient queen's pyramid near Cairo. The pyramid of Queen Ankh-sn-Pepi, wife of King Pepi I, lies in Sakkara, an ancient royal cemetery just 32 kilometres (20 miles) south of Cairo. Archaeologists, led by Jean Leclant, found a stone in the queen's burial chamber bearing special prayers to protect the dead and ensure sustenance in the afterlife. Until this discovery, such texts had only been found in pyramids of kings. Why they were placed Read More Go to Site chinesepyr.html Votes:0 Sidan chinesepyr.html finns inte l?ngre. Startsida Read More Go to Site The Wonders Of Ancient Egypt Votes:0 MAIN MENU Last Update:- 1st January 1999 ? Table Of Contents ?????? The Great Pyramid at Giza ?? The Sphinx ??? Featured Surfer's Page ?? The Tour Of Tutankhamun's Tomb ??? The Mummy Page??? ? ? ? CLICK HERE to visit my awards page ? ? ? Please Sign My Guestbook ? Or Read Other Surfers Comments ? This The History Ring site is owned by? ?? Ian Waldron .? ? Want to join the The History Ring ? ? Graphics created by ? Chow Chi Leong [ Skip Prev ] [ Prev ] [ Next ] [ Skip Next ] [ Random ] [ Next 5 ] [ List Sites ]? ? ? This page hosted by? Get your own Free Home Page . Read More Go to Site AIP Votes:0 The American Institute of Pyramidology We've moved... The Great Pyramid. How was it built? Who built it? What is its meaning for planet earth? Who was its designer? Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt - Crystalinks Votes:0 AFTERLIFE - COFFINS - MUMMY MASKS ALCHEMY - SCIENCE ANCIENT AIRCRAFT ANCIENT BOOKS OF THE UNDERWOOD Amduat - The Book of the Secret Chamber Pyramid Text The Book of the Dead - The Book of Coming [or Going] Forth By Day Coffin Text - The Book of Two Ways The Book of Caverns The Book of Gates Litany of Re Books of the Heavens The Book of the Heavenly (Celestial) Cow ANKH ARMANA TABLET ART AND ARCHITECTURE ASTROLOGY - PTOLEMY - E.T. CONNECTION TO SIRIUS AND ORION BAHARIYA - VALLEY OF THE GOLDEN MUMMIES CALENDARS CLOCKS CREATIONAL MYTH DJED PILLAR DOUBLE-FEATHERED CROWNS DYNASTIES - 52 FILES AKHENATEN NEFERTITI HATSHEPSUT MANETHO - KING LIST TURIN KING LIST - TURIN ROYAL CANON EGYPTIAN DREAM SCRYING HISTORY - CHRONOLOGY INUNDATION - ANNUAL FLOODING OF THE NILE GANTENBRINK'S DOOR GODS - GODDESS Read More Go to Site Ancient Wonders: Great Pyramid of Giza Votes:0 (Explore our links to more information, then use your browser's Back button to return to this page.) Great Pyramid Colossus Hanging Gardens Mausoleum Zeus Lighthouse Artemis References . The Pyramids of Giza are located outside Cairo, Egypt. They were old before the other six wonders were even built. The tradition of monumental tombs for Pharaohs began with the step pyramid of Zoser, which gave the impression of a stone hill 197 feet high. Later pharaohs wanted bigger, more impressive tombs. The largest is the Great Pyramid of Kufu , built for King Kufu about 2590-2570 B.C. by his engineer, Imhotep. The Great Pyramid was about 482 feet high, on a base measuring 755 square feet. The interior of the pyramid was almost solid, with gangways and burial chambers. Some of the chambers were empty, Read More Go to Site Chichen Itza: El Castillo Votes:0 El Castillo at Chichen Itza The Castillo at Chichen Itza is the dominant structure of the site. It shows Toltec-Mexica influence and is from the late period. It is one of several constructions that show astronomical alignment. The pyramid is built over an earlier pyramid. A passage way leads up into the main room of the older temple. Inside is a Chac Mul and a jaguar throne. Return to Chichen Itza Page Return to Maya Ruins Page Read More Go to Site Civilization.ca - Egyptian civilization - Architecture - Pyramid construction Votes:0 QUICK LINKS Home page Archaeology Arts and Crafts Civilizations Cultures First Peoples History Treasures Military history Artifact catalogue Library catalogue Other Web sites Boutique Pyramid Construction P yramids were constructed by large work gangs over a period of many years. The Pyramid Age spans over a thousand years, starting in the third dynasty and ending in the Second Intermediate Period. The Greek historian Herodotus was told that it took 100,000 men 20 years to build the Great Pyramid at Giza. Scholars today, however, think it may have been built by only 20,000 men over 20 years. A pyramid's large square base creates a very stable structure. A number of astronomical observations were used to precisely align its corners with the four cardinal points. Approximately 80% of the bui Read More Go to Site COLOR: The Egyptian Pyramids Votes:0 African Youth Village American Youth Teepee A sian Youth Sangha COLORU NEW!!! The Egyptian Pyramids The Great Pyramid Introduction The Step Pyramid is the first known monumental structure made of stone anywhere in the world. The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser (also spelled Zozer) was built during the Third Dynasty (ca. 2800 B.C.) ) for King Djoser and its construction was overseen by his vizier Imhotep. The Step Pyramid is located in what is now Saqqara, Egypt, an immense necropolis (cemetery) just south of Cairo and west of the ancient city of Memphis. It was used as a burial ground for thousands of years. As its name suggests, the Step Pyramid is a series of six levels of stone decreasing in size as they ascend to about 200 feet/60 meters in height. Until this time, mastabas had been the Read More Go to Site Conversation for Exploration - Chinese Pyramids Votes:0 All Audio Books Audio on Demand Books Audio Interviews Music Newsletters How To Videos Home | News | Contact Us | On Demand Audio | Upcoming | Privacy Policy | Free Newsletter Quick Links About Our Mission About Our Show About Our Team What We Talk About Resource Links What People Say Photo Gallery Interview Library Your Support Free Newsletter Audio on Demand Events Products for Exploration Topics Ancient Mysteries Laura Lee Articles Holistic Health Music New Science How To The Unexplained Wisdom Traditions When these pyramids are mapped, we just may find that some are aligned to constellations important to the ancient Chinese, much like the Giza pyramids are aligned to the three belt stars of the constellation Orion. ---- Laura Lee Rocky Mountain News Article from 1947 ANCIENT PYRAMIDS I Read More Go to Site Deb's Prophecy Page-Great Pyramid and the Sphinx Votes:0 The best place for music: ????Get your CDs NOW! Quick Menu VERY COOL handmade Egyptian Gifts! ByFar.com (CLICK ABOVE) Handmade Egyptian Gifts (papyrus, perfume bottles, stationery, etc.) Very cool, and reasonable prices too! Click the above banner to go to byfar.com. The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx The Great Pyramid The Great Pyramid on the Giza Plateau in Egypt is, without dispute, one of the Wonders of the World. Standing 450 feet high and with a base of 755 feet, the pyramid is constructed from an estimated 22 acres of stone blocks weighing an average of 2 and a half tons each. The outer smooth limestone casing fell away several centuries ago leaving what we see today. The pyramid was constructed at almost exactly 30degrees X 30degrees latitude and longitude , a feat that astounds engi Read More Go to Site Destination: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Votes:0 The Pyramids of Egypt Built: From about 2700 to 2500 B.C. Location: Giza, Egypt, on west bank of Nile River near Cairo History: The Egyptian Pyramids are the oldest and only surviving member of the ancient wonders. Of the 10 pyramids at Giza, the first three are held in the highest regard. The first, and largest, was erected for the Pharaoh Khufu. Known as the Great Pyramid, it rises about 450 feet (having lost about 30 feet off the top over the years) and covers 13 acres. It's believed to have taken 100,000 laborers about 20 years to build the mammoth Khufu pyramid, using an estimated 2.3 million blocks. By one theory, crews dragged or pushed limestone blocks up mud-slicked ramps to construct the royal tombs. Many scholars think the pyramid shape was an important religious statement for t Read More Go to Site Destination: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Votes:0 The Pyramids of Egypt Built: From about 2700 to 2500 B.C. Location: Giza, Egypt, on west bank of Nile River near Cairo History: The Egyptian Pyramids are the oldest and only surviving member of the ancient wonders. Of the 10 pyramids at Giza, the first three are held in the highest regard. The first, and largest, was erected for the Pharaoh Khufu. Known as the Great Pyramid, it rises about 450 feet (having lost about 30 feet off the top over the years) and covers 13 acres. It's believed to have taken 100,000 laborers about 20 years to build the mammoth Khufu pyramid, using an estimated 2.3 million blocks. By one theory, crews dragged or pushed limestone blocks up mud-slicked ramps to construct the royal tombs. Many scholars think the pyramid shape was an important religious statement for t Read More Go to Site Djoser Complex Votes:0 The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser (also spelled Zozer) was built during the Third Dynasty (ca. 2800 B.C.) in what is now Saqqara, Egypt . Djoser's Step Pyramid is generally considered the first tomb in Egypt to be built entirely of stone. Use this page to explore the Precinct of Djoser and its Step Pyramid. Clickable Plan Here is a plan of the Precinct of Djoser. Click on a white arrow to follow a link to an illustration depicting that portion of the plan. Table of Illustrations 1. Map of Lower Egypt , showing location of Saqqara 2. Axonometric reconstruction of Precinct of Djoser 3. The Chamber of Blue Tiles 4. Plan of Precinct of Djoser 5. Entry hall viewed from the south west 6. Reconstruction of entry hall 7. Processional way 8. East portico, Hall of Read More Go to Site Egypt: Overview of Egypt Pyramid Construction Votes:0 Home | Sections: About Egypt | Ancient Egypt | Shop | Request Tours | Kids | Recipes | Photos | Message | Site Map Search Tour Egypt Egypt Web Advanced Search Request a Tour Tour Companies Tour Egypt Auctions New! Click Here For Tour Egypt Auctions Shop our Online Store: Support Tour Egypt Shop in the Land of the Pharaohs King Tut Replicas, Perfume & bottles, Papyrus, & more Golden Egypt Luxury tours Golden Egypt pioneered the concept of luxury holidays in Egypt & Jordan. We are expanding our horizons and setting the standards for luxury travel. Let us show you the wonders and sites of ancient Egypt in the style and comfort you deserve' ATA Travel Agency ATA Tours provides more than just a sightseeing service - each and every tour member has the opportunity to experience the people, cultur Read More Go to Site Egypt: The Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara (Sakkara) Votes:0 The Step Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser) Across the Great Court of the Pyramid Complex of Djoser (Zoser) (2667 - 2648 BC), the second king of the 3rd Dynasty, stands the Step Pyramid , located at Saqqara close to modern day Cairo . It is believed to have been created by one man, Imhotep . He has been called Doctor, Sage, Architect, Astronomer and High Priest. During an excavation in 1924-26, a pedestal of a statue of Djoser (Zoser) was found. This complex represents the first major work in stone. That is, unless there are other works that have yet to be found. On the Pyramid, most of the outer casing is gone. In some places the core masonry has disappeared as well. It is obvious there were different stages of construction. The eastern side gives the best picture, but it can be seen from the nort Read More Go to Site Egyptian Architecture Votes:0 In this section of Architecture Through the Ages, you will learn about the great architecture that was made by the Egyptians. You will learn how the pyramids were built, what was carved on top of many stone columns, and more. We hope that you enjoy this page! Pyramids Tombs Temples Statues and Monuments Probably the most famous structure in all of Egypt, the Pyramids are still on of the worlds best architectural achievement, even though they were built many centuries ago. These structures can be as tall as 482 feet (147 m) high. The Pyramid towers over many other famous landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty. The first true pyramid was build at saqqara for the king Zoser. It was called a step pyramid because of its step shape. The later pyramids were smooth sided, like the Great Pyrami Read More Go to Site Egyptvoyager.com: The Giza Plateau Virtual Tour Votes:0 << Back &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp the pyramids : giza : virtual tour Giza virtual tour 3D Illustration History Giza Main Photo Gallery Virtual Tour Khafre Pyramid Khufu Pyramid Menkaure Pyramid Saqqara Main Page Read More Go to Site El Castillo Votes:0 El Castillo The massive KukulcÁn pyramid called "El Castillo" (the castle) is roughly at the center of the site. Climbing it is quite a challenge and those who make it are rewarded with a spectacular view of the city and surrounding country side. A trip inside the pyramid is quite the opposite. The dark, unbearably humid corridors and chambers are too much for some people. Early morning, before the onslaught of tourists, ChichÉn ItzÁ is a magical place. I had the opportunity to wander around the site for two hours before the gates were opened one day. Watching the massive pyramid take shape through the lifting fog is an experience I will not soon forget Above: view towards the Great Pyramid, with the Platform of Venus in foreground The construction of the KukulcÁn Pyramid at Chic Read More Go to Site Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Egyptian Pyramid Votes:0 About Smithsonian | Websites A-Z Home › Encyclopedia Smithsonian › History and Culture The Egyptian Pyramid The pyramids of Egypt fascinated travellers and conquerors in ancient times and continue to inspire wonder in the tourists, mathematicians, and archeologists who visit, explore, measure and describe them. Tombs of early Egyptian kings were bench-shaped mounds called mastabas . Around 2780 B.C., King Djoser's architect, Imhotep, built the first pyramid by placing six mastabas, each smaller than the one beneath, in a stack to form a pyramid rising in steps. This Step Pyramid stands on the west bank of the Nile River at Sakkara near Memphis. Like later pyramids, it contains various rooms and passages, including the burial chamber of the king. The transition from the Step Pyr Read More Go to Site Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Egyptian Pyramid Votes:0 About Smithsonian | Websites A-Z Home › Encyclopedia Smithsonian › History and Culture The Egyptian Pyramid The pyramids of Egypt fascinated travellers and conquerors in ancient times and continue to inspire wonder in the tourists, mathematicians, and archeologists who visit, explore, measure and describe them. Tombs of early Egyptian kings were bench-shaped mounds called mastabas . Around 2780 B.C., King Djoser's architect, Imhotep, built the first pyramid by placing six mastabas, each smaller than the one beneath, in a stack to form a pyramid rising in steps. This Step Pyramid stands on the west bank of the Nile River at Sakkara near Memphis. Like later pyramids, it contains various rooms and passages, including the burial chamber of the king. The transition from the Step Pyr Read More Go to Site Feathered Serpent Pyramid Home Page Votes:0 Archaeology of Teotihuacan, Mexico These pages about the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, Teotihuacan, Mexico, have been designed for students, scholars and the general public. The information used here is provided by an international archaeological research project focused on the Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuacan. The documents complement hard-copy publications in Spanish and English which are currently being prepared by the same project. In addition to summarizing material included in these publications, these pages also contain information which the hard-copies do not. One of the main goals of this project is to provide a means by which new data about the Feathered Serpent Pyramid and Teotihuacan can be presented and regularly updated. We hope that information and interpretations encou Read More Go to Site Gallery Votes:0 Gallery Click on any of the thumbnail images to see a full size image The Bent Pyramid Pyramids of Giza An Egyptian Ornament Mask of King Tutankhamen Machu Picchu The Parthenon Pyramids of Giza Pyramids at Sunset Temple of Ramses The Rosetta Stone The Sphinx Ancient Statue Ancient Statue Ancient Statue Egyptian Statue Stone Henge Ancient Temple Throth : An Egyptian God Ramses The Great The Pyramid of Zoser Archaeological Adventure Title Read More Go to Site Giza Pyramids Reconstruction Votes:0 Egypt, pyramids, the pharaohs and temple reconstructions. Free screen savers and hieroglyphics - you can write your name in the ancient script. Reconstructions Giza Reconstruction Each of the three pyramids had a complete monumental complex of mortuary temples, Mastabas tombs, smaller subsidiary pyramids, in which members of the royal family and officials were buried. The whole complex was connected, by a causeway, to three valley temples and the sphinx. These in turn were linked, by a cannel, to the Nile, Imagining Egypt A Living Portrait Of The Time Of The Pharaohs Written and Illustrated by Mark Millmore How did they build the pyramids? See a step-by-step view New Egyptian reference book, for all ages. With 192 pages and hundreds of illustration It has recently come to my notice that so Read More Go to Site Giza Pyramids; The Vanishing Point Votes:0 The Giza Complex incorporates a vanishing point in its design. by Stephen Goodfellow Updates: 01/28/06 - Now available for download!: AutoCAD 3d file of the Vanishing Point circles . Compliments of Karl Reid. 09/18/05 - John Legon demonstrates that there is a high probability that the large Vanishing Point Circles were intended by the builders. Below: John Legon's calculations super-imposed on satellite images Click here for details | Home | Foreword | Calculations | Dimensions | Coordinates | JL Pamphlet | Build your own! | | Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Letter 3 | Letter 4 | Letter 5 | letter 6 | Letter 7 | Letter 8 | letter 9 | Letter 10 | | Image 1 | Image 2 | Image 3 | Image 4 | Image 5 | Image 6 | Image 7 | Image 8 | | References and Related Web Sites | What's New | Contact | Donate? | Read More Go to Site Giza Pyramids; The Vanishing Point Votes:0 The Giza Complex incorporates a vanishing point in its design. by Stephen Goodfellow Updates: 01/28/06 - Now available for download!: AutoCAD 3d file of the Vanishing Point circles . Compliments of Karl Reid. 09/18/05 - John Legon demonstrates that there is a high probability that the large Vanishing Point Circles were intended by the builders. Below: John Legon's calculations super-imposed on satellite images Click here for details | Home | Foreword | Calculations | Dimensions | Coordinates | JL Pamphlet | Build your own! | | Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Letter 3 | Letter 4 | Letter 5 | letter 6 | Letter 7 | Letter 8 | letter 9 | Letter 10 | | Image 1 | Image 2 | Image 3 | Image 4 | Image 5 | Image 6 | Image 7 | Image 8 | | References and Related Web Sites | What's New | Contact | Donate? | Read More Go to Site Great Pyramid of Giza Research Association Votes:0 Award of Excellence This site has been selected as one of the best educational resources on the Web by StudySphere . StudySphere is one of the Internet's fastest growing sites of educational resources for students, teachers and parents. Other Works by John DeSalvo Andrew Jackson Davis Seer and Clairvoyant who in the mid-1800's predicted modern Astronomical Discoveries. Radio Programs Listen now to Dr. John's radio programs on various topics courtesy of the Jeff Rense Show. Search for specific topics on our website. Web www.gizapyramid.com This Site is Sponsored by SpaceTime Arcade The Advisory Board Learn More About Our Advisory Board By Simply Clicking On Any Name Joe Parr RESEARCH DIRECTOR California Engineer and Inventor of Gamma Ray Transducer Stephen Mehler RESEARCH DIRECTOR Colorado Read More Go to Site Guardian's Giza - The Great Pyramid Votes:0 Looking toward the south face The Great Pyramid The Pyramid of Khufu See a plan of the interior HERE READ about the pyramid HERE Read even more about it HERE After the Great Pyramid was initially sealed, it's original entrance was hidden and faced with smooth limestone. Because this blended in so well with the surrounding casing, the opening was invisible. Around 820 AD, Abdullah Al Mamun mobilized men to bore a tunnel into the pyramid to search for chambers and treasure. Due to the difficulty of the task of breaking up the hard rock, fires were built to heat the rock and then cold vinegar was poured over the heated rock. Battering rams were used to pound away the weakened rock and clear a tunnel. Eventually, a passageway was found which descended into the lowest chamber of the pyramid. Fo Read More Go to Site Guardian's Meidum Votes:0 The mysteries of Egypt are many and the Pyramid at Meidum is no exception. Five miles south of Saqqara stands the tower-like pyramid of Meidum, which scarcely resembles a typical pyramid at all. The remains of the tower-like core rise from what appears to be little more than a pile of sand. The pile is actually composed of pulverized pieces of the original structure of the pyramid. This pyramid represents the first known attempt at the construction of a "true" pyramid. Before the Pyramid at Meidum was built, the only preceding pyramids were all "step" or "layer" pyramids. This pyramid was probably built during the reign of the 4th Dynasty King named Sneferu . It is believed by some that the pyramid may have been started by Sneferu’s predecessor, Huni. Sin Read More Go to Site Guardian's Sphinx Votes:0 Guardian of the Horizon The Sphinx of Giza is a symbol that has represented the essence of Egypt for thousands of years. Even with all of the pictures that we see of the Sphinx, nothing can really prepare you for the time that you finally see the Sphinx with your own eyes. Here's a look at the Sphinx that will give you a hint of what you can expect to see if you visit Egypt. Carved from the bedrock of the Giza plateau, the Sphinx is truly a mysterious marvel from the days of ancient Egypt. The body of a lion with the head of a king or god, the sphinx has come to symbolize strength and wisdom. From the north side the profile of the Sphinx reveals the proportion of the body to the head. It would appear as though the head is small in proportion to the body. Because of the changing desert terr Read More Go to Site MSN Encarta : Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas, and Homework Votes:0 MSN home Mail My MSN Sign in encarta greeting cards more Hotmail Messenger My MSN MSN Directory Air Tickets/Travel Autos Careers & Jobs City Guides Dating & Personals Extra Games Green Health & Fitness Horoscopes Lifestyle Maps & Directions Money Movies Music News Real Estate/Rentals Shopping Spaces Sports Tech & Gadgets TV Weather White Pages Yellow Pages encarta ® Home Encyclopedia Dictionary Atlas K-12 Success College & Grad School Adult Learning Quizzes More Additional Reference Materials Thesaurus Translations Multimedia Other Resources Education Resources Math Help Foreign Language Help Project Planner Scholarships & Financial Aid Jobs & Internships Online Degrees Coffee Break Ask Bill Nye the Science Guy Top 10 Lists Columns On This Day Encarta Products Help Today's Highlights Novem Read More Go to Site NOVA Online/Pyramids—The Inside Story Votes:0 --> Follow a team as they reconstruct how the pyramids of Egypt were built on NOVA's "This Old Pyramid," airing August 1, 2006, on PBS. On this Web site, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. You can also follow the 1997 field season of a team of archaeologists as they excavated the bakery that fed the pyramid builders. Photo: Aaron Strong Text Pyramid Home | Pyramids | Excavation Contents | Mail Search | Feedback | Shop NOVA is produced for PBS by the WGBH Science Unit Major funding for NOVA© is provided by Google. Additional funding is provided by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. © 1997 WGBH and PBS Read More Go to Site ONE DAY, IN CHICHEN ITZA Votes:0 VIRTUAL TOUR ONE DAY, IN CHICHEN ITZA KUKULCAN PYRAMID Whew! You know what? We have to go up these stairs to get to the temple on top. This pyramid is the symbol of our calendar, and when you go up the stairs, you can say "Oh, I came up by the level of one month." It's us who calculate the days and represent in the pyramid, so I must say we're a kind of intellectuals in this period. Don't forget. Inside the pyramid, there's another temple on which we constructed the pyramid. You must take a look at it. NEXT CHICHEN ITZA HOMEPAGE Read More Go to Site Oriental Institute | The Giza Plateau Mapping Project (GPMP) Votes:0 Visit Us | Contact Us | Get Involved | Calendar of Events | Order Online | What's New The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Featured Event: European Cartographers and The Ottoman World 1500–1750: Maps from The Collection of O.J. Sopranos November 2, 2007–March 2, 2008 The Oriental Institute 2008 Calendar is now for sale in our Museum Store, the Suq. Explore the ancient Near East and find lesson plans using the Teacher Resource Center. OI members get a 10% discount in the Suq gift shop EVERY DAY! The Oriental Institute offers correspondence courses throughout the year. Shop at the Suq for everything from Oriental Rugs to Nubian tea! Learn about the ancient Near East through an Adult Education course. Enjoy a free documentary film on the ancient Near East as part of Read More Go to Site PYRAMID Votes:0 The Pyramid Dedicated to the proposition that the Great Pyramid is a rational (in the mathematical sense) structure, designed and built by normal people. This is a radical statement about the Pyramid, especially on the internet because all web pages that I have been able to find that deal with the Pyramid , maintain that it was built and/or inspired by either God or space aliens. Most don't even consider that it could be a rational structure designed and built by normal people. Background In 1985 I retired from the Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corporation . I had worked at the Mauna Kea observatory doing troubleshooting, programming and instrument repair. I had worked on big science project.my whole career ( three telescope on Mauna Kea, secret Air Force radars, 100' satellite dishes and Read More Go to Site Pyramid Construction Theory Votes:0 Reprinted with permission from July/August 1999 Inventors' Digest By Allen Dittmer I'm not an Egyptologist nor a scientist. I'm a part time inventor ( Invention Website ) who is intrigued with ancient Egypt, specifically with the construction of the Great pyramid of Egypt at Giza. Theories abound as to how this incredible structure was built. Some people contend it was built by thousands of slave laborers; others believe it was the result of the extraordinary intelligence of extra-terrestrials. The Great Pyramid is composed of 2.5 million limestone blocks that weigh two to thirteen tons each. The largest and most elaborate pyramids were built in a 160-year span between 2650 and 2490 B.C.; the Great pyramid was built during the 23-year reign of Pharaoh Khufu. Evan Hadington, writing about P Read More Go to Site Pyramid of Chephren Votes:0 Pyramid of Chephren (Khephren)(Khafre) The Pyramid of Chephren , often called the "Second Pyramid", is built next to the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) . Chephren is the son and successor of Khufu and Hensuten. Khufu's other son and also successor, Ra'djedef, started constructing his own pyramid at Abu Rawash, which is north of Giza. Chephren's pyramid is designed more modestly than Khufu's. The Chephren pyramid originally was 10 feet (3m) shorter and 48 feet (14.6m) more narrow at the base. The estimated weight of all the stones in the pyramid is 4,880,000 tons. Because it is built higher on the plateau, it looks taller from most angles than Khufu's pyramid. The slope of the angles is higher, 53 degrees compared to Khufu's 51 degrees. There is no evidence that anyone was ever b Read More Go to Site Pyramids Votes:0 The Pyramids of Guimar, Canary Islands, Spain Address: Casa de Chacona Calle Chacona Guimar 38500 Tenerife, Canary Islands Spain Telephone: (34)-922-51-45-10 Fax: (34)-922-51-45-11 Website: www.fredolsen.es The pyramids and museum are now open! Discovery Archaeologists and authorities scoffed when a local newspaper published an article claiming to have discovered mysterious step-pyramids on the island of Tenerife. Just more agricultural stone terraces they said, such as are common throughout the Canaries. But Thor Heyerdahl thought differently. Dr. Heyerdahl, who has done extensive research on the pyramids of Tucume in Peru, was intrigued by photos of the site, and on visiting the valley of Guimar to see for himself, he was no longer in any doubt. These were neither terraces nor random pil Read More Go to Site Pyramids Votes:0 This site uses frames Read More Go to Site Pyramids of Egypt - Photos of pyramids photos - pictures of pyramids pictures Votes:0 Pyramids of Egypt - Egypt The pyramids of Giza are one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, in fact, it is the only surviving wonder from that ancient world. Everyone who saw the pyramids for the first time with me expressed their amazement, specially when they discovered that the pyramids are much bigger than they had imagined. From pictures, one would think they are in the middle of the desert, in fact, they are right on the edge Greater Cairo, the only reason Cairo hasn't surrounded them till now is the restriction on building due to the abundance of archaeological sites around the pyramids. More surprising is the fact that there are around 60 pyramids in Egypt, but no one ever gets to hear about most of the other smaller ones. For example, at Giza there are actually ten pyramids, Read More Go to Site Rediscover Ancient Egypt - The Egyptian Pyramids at Giza, Sakkara, Dahshur, and Meidum Votes:0 Rediscover Ancient Egypt with Tehuti Research Foundation The Egyptian Pyramids Step Pyramid at Sakkara No single article can answer all the questions related to the pyramids. Below, is a sampling of the most-often asked questions and their answers. How many pyramids are there? There are numerous structures which have/had the shape of a pyramid. The genuine pyramids, however, are those which consist of solid core masonry, and there are ten of them. Tell me about these genuine masonry pyramids. These ten pyramids are located within 50 miles (80km) of each other. They were all built during the 3rd and 4th Dynasties. In a little more than a century, twenty-five million tons of limestone was used to build these pyramids. Later, ungenuine pyramids were built during the 5th and later Dynasties. S Read More Go to Site Royal Ontario Museum | Schools & Kids | Online Activities | Ancient Egypt Votes:0 Quick Links Event Planning & Rentals Gallery Sneak Peek Jobs Membership Podcasts ROM Images ROM Photo Diary ROMkids ROMbus ROMtravel ROMwalk School Visits Tours & Groups Travelling Exhibitions Volunteers & Interns Webcam Search Tickets & Hours | E-Newsletter | FAQs | Contact Us | Site Map | RSS Feeds | FranÇais Home Plan Your Visit Exhibitions & Galleries Collections & Research Programs Schools & Kids School Visits Travelling Education Kits Travelling Starlab ROMkids Online Activities Support the ROM About the ROM ROM Leadership Services & Rentals Institute for Contemporary Culture Online Activities: Ancient Egypt Learn | Activities | Articles | Further Reading Mummification Natural Mummies Artificial Mummies in the Old Kingdom Artificial Mummies in the New Kingdom Artificial Mummies in th Read More Go to Site Sacred Sites: Places of Peace and Power Votes:0 skip to: page content | links on this page | site navigation | footer (site information) Donate | Contact | Shop Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East Atlas Sacred Sites Newsletter Home Algeria | Egypt | Ethiopia | Mauritania | Mali | Morocco | Senegal | Tunisia Argentina | Belize | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Ecuador | More Countries... 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Ms Halbreich was previously director of the Walker Art Centre in Minneapolis for the past 16 years, but announced in March that she would step down to pursue another career. Ms Halbreich, 58, says that she looks forward to working with artists on exhibitions. "I have missed that profoundly," she says. But her role at MoMA will not be limited to organising shows. Read More Go to Site THE GREAT PYRAMID Votes:0 THE GREAT PYRAMID Part One: The Ancient Mystery Unraveled Will someone please explain to me how Egyptologists and evolutionists explain the fact that the building expertise and high technology that Egypt had to build the Great Pyramid was lost within just a few generations? Nothing was built after it which comes anywhere close to rivaling its technical prowess; many engineers agree that we could not even build it today, in the 21st Century! So, again, what theory or explanation do evolutionary-based Egyptologists give for this mystery? In other words, how do you explain the fact that ancient man was more sophisticated and intelligent than modern man? I think one way that "experts" get around this is by not looking soberly enough at exactly how amazing the Great Pyramid is. If we Read More Go to Site The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Baha'i Faith - Harmony of Science and Religion Votes:0 Home The Great Pyramid of Giza Chronological Book of Prophesy in Stone Transcript of Dr. Leland Jensen's fireside from 1987 with numbers updated by Jo York from "Over the Wall" After they discovered all these scientific aspects in the pyramid, they wondered why they were all put in there, because they had to discover these things in other ways before they could confirm that this facts were contained in the Great Pyramid. The purpose of the scientific aspects being in the Great Pyramid is to give it credence. If it can give this data certainly it can give a spiritual message as well. But God put these things in the Great Pyramid to show that God had a plan for man so the people can know it and accept it. So how did they happen to start knowing these scientific facts? Al Mamoun, in the 8th c Read More Go to Site The Pyramid Builders Votes:0 Home / Suggested Reading / Egypt / Misc / About / Mesopotamia The Pyramid Builders During the Old Kingdom, Egyptian civilization really came of age. The power of Egypt expanded considerably through the four dynasties of the Old Kingdom. This was probably due in part to the increasing centralization of government and the creation of an efficient administrative system. The concept of kingship changed too, with greater emphasis being placed on the the divine nature of the office. The king was considered to the incarnation of Horus, and from the fifth dynasty, son of the sun god Re. At the same time, the advances begun in previous centuries, in building, technology, hieroglyphic writing and artistic representation, reached new heights in the Old Kingdom. This can be seen best in the spectacula Read More Go to Site The Pyramids Survey at Giza Votes:0 THE PYRAMID SURVEY AT GIZA Click here for Japanese version The Pyramid Survey at Giza A survey of the pyramid group and other relics on the Giza Plateau, 15 km southwest of Cairo, started in January 1987. This survey was unique in that advanced scientific technologies were applied, thus avoiding any sort of destruction to the site. The Pyramid of Khufu, the largest pyramid in Egypt is about 230 m long in the side of the base and about 146 m in height. It was constructed by piling up rectangular stone. Three main rooms and one large gallery have been discovered inside this pyramid. However, there is still the possibility that there is some unknown space within this stone structure. It is extremely difficult to investigate the internal structure of stone buildings of this type. Conventionall Read More Go to Site The Sun: Man's Friend & Foe - Time Votes:0 Civilizations from all over the world have left records which indicate that they knew exactly how the Sun moves and used this knowledge to tell time. One of the most astonishing uses of the Sun to tell time is probably the Egyptian pyramids. The Egyptians marked the seasons, could tell what the date was and could even predict when the Nile was going to flood with their knowledge of the Sun's movements. Their great pyramid, Cheops Pyramid, is thought to be a huge stone calendar. From their study of this ancient pyramid archaeologists believe that the Egyptians used the Sun to figure out the size and shape of the Earth long before the Greeks. These same archaeologists discovered that many of the pyramid's corridors point accurately to some of the more prominent stars. Light would pass throug Read More Go to Site The UnMuseum - The Great Pyramid Votes:0 Khufu's Great Pyramid Workers finish one of the smaller pyramids at the Great Pyramid complex at Giza. (Copyright Lee Krystek, 1999.) It's 756 feet long on each side, 450 high and is composed of 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each averaging 2 1/2 tons in weight. Despite the makers' limited surveying tools no side is more than 8 inches different in length than another, and the whole structure is perfectly oriented to the points of the compass. Until the 19th century it was the tallest building in the world and, at the age of 4,500 years, it is the only one of the famous " Seven Wonders of the Ancient World " that still stands. It is the Great Pyramid of Khufu, at Giza, Egypt. Some of the earliest history of the Pyramid comes from a Greek traveler named Herodotus of Halicanassus. He visited Egyp Read More Go to Site The UnMuseum - The Great Pyramid Votes:0 Khufu's Great Pyramid Workers finish one of the smaller pyramids at the Great Pyramid complex at Giza. (Copyright Lee Krystek, 1999.) It's 756 feet long on each side, 450 high and is composed of 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each averaging 2 1/2 tons in weight. Despite the makers' limited surveying tools no side is more than 8 inches different in length than another, and the whole structure is perfectly oriented to the points of the compass. Until the 19th century it was the tallest building in the world and, at the age of 4,500 years, it is the only one of the famous " Seven Wonders of the Ancient World " that still stands. It is the Great Pyramid of Khufu, at Giza, Egypt. Some of the earliest history of the Pyramid comes from a Greek traveler named Herodotus of Halicanassus. He visited Egyp Read More Go to Site THE UPUAUT PROJECT Votes:0 THE UPUAUT PROJECT OFFICIAL WEB SITE A REPORT BY RUDOLF GANTENBRINK This web site contains a complete scientific report about the investigation of the so-called "air shafts" inside the Great Pyramid of Cheops, and all related additional information. It includes a set of 4 extremely detailed CAD drawings, 27 explanatory graphics and 61 original photos. (So take your time studying this site.) This huge amount of data would have remained unpublished to this date without the support of my sponsors. PLEASE NOTE ! X As the following pages have changing URL's, create bookmarks or links only to THIS page. www.cheops.org This web site is sponsored by MÄurer & Wirz the producers of "Culture by Tabac" and other outstanding perfumes and cosmetics Link to our sponsor THE UPUAUT PROJECT OFFICIAL WEB SIT Read More Go to Site Time for Kids | Magazines | Secret At The Heart Of A Pyramid! Votes:0 WORLD REPORT EDITION Cover Story Secret At The Heart Of A Pyramid! A hidden room holds ancient treasures--and new clues about a long-lost people For more than 100 days, they dug. Working 15 hours a day, they tunneled farther and farther through the heat and swirling dust until...presto! Beneath the layers of rubble inside an ancient pyramid they hit pay dirt: a hidden burial room. This was one creepy room. A human skeleton was resting in a seated position on the floor. At least 15 double-edge stone knives lay there as well. The skeletons of two young jungle cats, possibly jaguars, were buried amid pieces of a wooden cage. Bones from seven large birds were covered in dirt. This mysterious burial room in the Pyramid of the Moon was discovered last October by scientists working in the ancient Read More Go to Site Tour By Mexico ? - Chichen - Itza Archaeological Zone in Yucatan State, Mexico Votes:0 Chichen - Itza [ Location Map ] [Map] C hichen - Itza , world fam ous archaeological zone, is located 120 km from Merida via federal highway 180 in the State of Yucatan Mexico. The name Chichen - Itza is derived from the Mayan language: "Chi" - mouth, "Chen" - well and "Itza" - the tribe that inhabited the area. Between 600 and 1250 A.D. this ancient city whose name means "at the mouth of the Itza well," was the center of political, economic, religious, and military power, not only in Yucatan but also in the entire southeaster part of Mesoamerica. The Itza domain included pert of Tabasco and Campeche, the northern Gulf Coast, and a large part of the southern lowlands. 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