http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog News and information about Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:22:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week's photo is of the granite sarcophagus inside the burial chamber of Khufu's pyramid. From the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian Lantern collection. http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/photo-of-the-week-khufus-sarcophagus/ Assem Dief has written an article on the legends surrounding Sirius. Interestingly, Assem reveals mention of Sirius from Arab sources and compares it with Ancient Egyptian mythology. "Looking into other cultures we find equal myths about the same type of story. To the Indians the name "Tishtrya" goes back to ... http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/sirius-from-other-sources/ More discoveries at Saqqara. Several painted wooden coffins as well as statues representing their owners have been discovered by Egyptian archaeologists. Tunnels containing carved stones were also found in the area. "These coffins were found in the tombs of senior officials of the 18th and 19th dynasties," near Saqqara, ... http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/painted-coffins-found-near-the-pyramid-of-unas/ This week's photo is Limestone and Faience molding around a relief in the system of tunnels underneath Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara. Photo from the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian Lantern collection. http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/photo-of-the-week-inside-djosers-pyramid/ The IAE Computer Group (Informatique et Egyptologie, I&E) will be meeting in Vienna at the Kunsthistorisches Museum on the 8-11 of July this year. The conference itself will start on Wednesday the 9th and 10th. The conference fee is €30 and includes a visit to the Heurigen restaurant for a typical ... http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/iae-computer-group-conference-2008/ Last Tuesday morning the American-Japanese scientific team arrived in Saqqara to commence the laser scanning of Djoser's pyramid to create a 3D model. It is expected to take four weeks to complete, after which a survey of the internal structure will commence as part of phase two of the project. Sato ... http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/djoser-3d-scanning-begins/ This week's photo is of Khafre's Valley Temple, from the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian Lantern collection. http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/photo-of-the-week-khafres-valley-temple/ Dr. Kara Cooney explains what it is to be an Egyptologist. Thanks to Bob Manske from GlyphStudy for this one. Eugene Cruz-Uribe and Nigel Strudwick have put together a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the subject: How to be an Egyptologist http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/want-to-be-an-egyptologist/ Next Monday the History Channel will air a documentary called "The Lost Pyramid". The documentary sensationally refers to the pyramid of Djedefre as "The Lost Fourth Pyramid of Giza", even though Egyptologists have been well aware of this pyramid for over a hundred years, it first being investigated by John Perring ... http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/the-lost-fourth-pyramid-of-giza/ More news on the search for Menkaure's missing sarcophagus. Spain and Egypt have made some advancements on the arrangement of a joint mission to search for the sarcophagus of Menkaure, lost on the sea floor somewhere between Malta and Gibralta. With financial help from the National Geographic Society, the Egyptian ... http://www.pyramidofman.com/blog/menkaure-sarcophagus-titanic/