Egyptian Researchers Claim to Have Exact Date for Great Pyramid

Originally published August 4, 2009 | RIA Novosti

Has the Great Pyramid given up another secret?

A group of Egyptian researchers claims to have hit on an exact date for the construction of Khufu's pyramid, the largest of the three Great Pyramids at Giza.

The team, led by Dr. Abdel-Halim Nureddin, says work on the pyramid was started on 23 August, 2470 BC. The local governor told reporters that the date will now be celebrated as National Giza Day.

Click the above link to read the full story at RIA Novosti.

Obama and the Secrets of the Pyramids

Published Week of 23 - 29 July 2009 | Al-Ahram Weekly Online | by Dr. Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass gives a detailed description of his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and having led him on a tour of the Giza Necropolis:

I have met many famous people at the Pyramids, but I can say that one visit stands out in my mind as one that I really enjoyed -- that of US President Barack Obama.

When he arrived in at the Pyramids, Obama was casually dressed. He was very nice to me from the moment that we first met, and it was truly a pleasant surprise when Rahm Emmanuel, his chief of staff, mentioned to the president my profile that was recently published in The New York Times.

Follow the above link to read the full article. My favorite part is when the President remarks the uncanny resemblance of his own face to the hieroglyphic sign for "upon" (a face head on with protruding ears).

Eagle's Eye: Reminiscences of Egypt

Originally published June 17, 2009 | Central Chronicle

The author of this editorial recollects an eventful experience in Egypt, which included bargaining at the bazaars where haggling is an art, musing over the pyramids at Giza, viewing artifacts at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, talking about the plights of the Egyptian government, and smelling the sweet scents of Ramses' Perfume Palace.

The "Machine" Reconstructed - How the Egyptians Built the Pyramids

Originally published June 4, 2009 | La Repubblica Torino | by Ottavia Giustetti

Herodotus might have been right in his description of how the pyramids were built - via a machine that has been recreated and tested with success.

This article is in Italian, but an English version is also provided.

Click here to see an enlarged picture, which is followed by a descriptor, published June 5.