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A reconstruction of the Labyrinth of Egypt's western portion (center). The structure itself was formerly located at the foot of the Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara (right). The Labyrinth of Egypt was built at Hawara by Amenemhat III, who ruled c. 1800 BC as the sixth pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty.
Hawara is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis ('Arsinoë', also known as 'Medinet al-Faiyum') at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis. It is the site of a pyramid built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III of the 12th dynasty in the 19th century B.C. [1]
Under the step pyramid is a labyrinth of tunneled chambers and galleries that total nearly 6 km in length and connect to a central shaft 7 m square and 28 m deep. [43] These spaces provide room for the king's burial, the burial of family members, and the storage of goods and offerings.
Sarah Helen Parcak is an American archaeologist and Egyptologist, [2] who has used satellite imagery to identify potential archaeological sites in Egypt, Rome and elsewhere in the former Roman Empire. She is a professor of Anthropology and director of the Laboratory for Global Observation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
A 30-feet-long hidden corridor discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza could lead to further findings, Egyptian officials said on Thursday.
Today, archaeologists are still making captivating discoveries in the Nile Valley. An expedition in Damietta, Egypt, recently unearthed 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago, alongside a trove ...
It is the first one found in over 100 years, officials said in a Jan. 16 news release. The Book of The Dead is a modern name given to a collection of funeral texts from ancient Egypt, according to ...
The image suggests a special relationship between Egypt as the first and America as the latest civilization. [1] Egyptomania refers to a period of renewed interest in the culture of ancient Egypt sparked by Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign in the 19th century. Napoleon was accompanied by many scientists and scholars during this campaign, which led ...