Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

This week’s photo is of Djoser’s pyramid and comes from the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian Lantern Collection.

Step Pyramid of Djoser, from the Brooklyn Museum collection.

See also this post for photos of the inside of Djoser’s pyramid.

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.

Inside Djoser’s Pyramid

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.

Creating a 3D model of Djoser

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 pointed [...]

More on the laser scanning of Djoser’s pyramid.

Creating a 3D model of Djoser

“Egypt plans to make a documentary film of Pyrmaid of Djoser, Egypt’s first step pyramid, using a three-dimensional technique to be a reference to all archaeologists,” Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said Monday 9/6/2008.
The film will display a perspective image of the [...]

Announced today on the website of Zahi Hawass was the news that the step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara will be scanned with precision lasers. The goal is to produce a three-dimensional model that will help to preserve the oldest pyramid of Egypt, thought to be designed by the great architect Imhotep. [...]

There is always something happening in the world of Egyptology. Today’s story concerns the possible discovery of Imhotep, architect of Djoser’s Step Pyramid:
“The Saqqara Geophysical Survey Project may be on the verge of discovering the remains of Imhotep, the architect of the Step Pyramid.
Project Director Ian Mathieson said, ‘We’ve now found two large tombs where [...]