The family dynamics of the 4th dynasty intrigue me greatly. Especially Khufu's successor, Djedefre. Did he really kill his older brother, and marry the widow...
I saw on a documetary the other day that the sphinx's body is extra long due to a crack in the rock that would have made a shorter body structurally unstable. ...
Hi Nydia, I'm not up on the ins and outs of the 4th dynasty, but wasn't Kaefra also a son of Khufu? It wasn't unusual for the original crown prince to die and...
I saw that too. Was the first time I had heard of that. Nyds ... long due to a crack in the rock that would have made a shorter body structurally unstable. ...
There's just something about Djedefre that intrigues me. Clueless as to what. Thanks for the web addy, I'll be spending some time browsing there, I'm sure....
Well maybe the rock was somewhat sphinx shaped originally and they made do with the material they had. I.e. the bit for the head was small, and the bit for...
I'm heard that Djedefre was the first to actually have himself represented as a sphinx. The head is in the Louvre. It shows that the que on the back of the...
Am lookingj for some infro. about King Djoser. Does anybody know of where I might find it, be it in book, internet, etc. Thank you very much........Astro ...
Thats a possibility. If there is one thing I have learned about Ancient Egypt is that for every theory, there are hundreds of other ideas which can prove that...
I believe that Djedefre has an unfinished pyramid at Abu Rowash, not far from Giza. Not sure about the first using the Sphinx, but he was suppoosedly the...
www.touregypt.net is a good place to start. Also try: www.thepharaohs.net www.ancient-egypt.org and www.guardians.net/hawass (You have to run into Zahi Hawass...
The excavation report as well as photos, plans and measurements are somewhere on the Boston site. When I looked at them they also compared the condition of the...
Thank you for the www. Am checking them out now..... “If you are spiritual, you watch the little things.” Thank you for the www. Am checking them out...
YOU'RE KIDDING???? Really!?! Oh wow. See ya all in about a week, then. Going to go happily lurk around that site till I find everything possible!!! Nyds ...
Study traces Egyptians' stone-age roots A researcher says that using ancient teeth, he has learned who the Egyptians may have been before history. (Article in...
Since all is quiet for the time being, I guess I'll tell you what I got as a gift for Christmas. A reproduction of a bronze Horus from the Cairo Museum. He's...
Nova is presenting a program on the so-called mummy of Rameses I. You'll have to check your local schedule for the time in your area. Here is a link to the...
Uh-oh. What's the test about? I haven't studied for it. Things get pretty quiet on these lists around the holidays. Things will go crazy for a few months...
OK, It's still early in the morning here and I can't spell as yet. "Media Alert" should have been the subject. Doug. ... Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference...
Care to share the address for the online store? :) Nydia (still happily buried in the MFA archives) ... what I got as a gift for Christmas. A reproduction of...
Dear group, I'm very sorry for my recent inactivity - I've been detained by Christmas and preparation for exam retakes. I hope to get this group back on track...
These recent weeks have proven to be lethargic and fruitless for Horizon of the Aten and represent a failure from both myself and the group as a whole to...
LOL, I am web site illiterate, and don't spend much time surfing. I'm one of those people who can't find squat when they try to search, so I make my hubby do...
TROSA in reference to the `Trosist Contract' is a theoretical system and political movement designed to prevent inactivity and establish a permanent basis of...
Hello guys, I was just wondering if any of you could recommend any book on Ancient Egypt - particularly the Amarna Period? I'm very keen to purchase some new...
I was wonderinf if anyone in the group would know where I could purchase some plain papyrus paper with no paintings on it. I love to pain Ancient Egyptian and...
There is a series of murder mysteries set in this period. The author is Paul Doherty who also wrote a non-fiction analysis of Tut's death. I have read a...
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