Giza Plateau Mapping Project Print this Page Home > Research > Projects > The Giza Plateau Mapping Project The Giza Plateau Mapping Project, under the direction of Mark Lehner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Egyptian archaeology at the Oriental Institute, is dedicated to research on the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great Pyrimids, the associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity. The underlying data for the Giza Plateau model are not available to the public at this time. Lehner is an acknowledged leader in Egyptian archaeology whose innovative and original contributions have opened a new era in Old Kingdom studies. Articles
Abusir-south Click here for Japanese version The Research at Abusir At the site of Abusir, about 10 km south of the Giza plateau, there is another large royal cemetery of the Old Kingdom. The cemetery is composed of four kings' pyramids belonging to the 5th Dynasty and surrounding tombs built by royal family and officials, which is a typical layout of royal cemeteries in the Old Kingdom. Our research on the sites around the pyramids in the Abusir area commenced in September 1990. According their indication the research has carried out, and the building of Khaemwaset in the reign of Ramesses II was excavated. Plan of the site (JPG format, 72 DPI, ca. 53KB) Axonometric view of the site (JPG format, 72 DPI, ca. 56KB) All correspondence should be sent to: Institute of Egyptology (institute-egyptology@list.waseda.jp). Return to Home Page of Institute of Egyptology, Waseda University Copyright (C) Institute of Egyptology, Waseda Univeristy, 1996- All rights reserved.
Excavations in Saqqara (Egypt) Excavation Saqqara: supervisor Maarten Raven (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) Excavation Saqqara: supervisor Harold Hays (Leiden University) Egyptian working men are moving an object The project The archaeological research project in Saqqara was started in 1975. For more detailed information about the excavations, go to the website saqqara.nl Results The project’s goal is to get to know more about the backgrounds and history of the museum’s collection. Saqqara Saqqara is about thirty kilometres to the south of Cairo. The team The researchers work each year in January and February, in an international team made up of scientific experts, students and staff members of the university and the museum. Burial chambers Most of the graves found in Saqqara consist of a small temple, with a burial vault or a complex of different burial chambers underneath it. read more about the important finds
Hypogées - Mission Archéologique Française du Bubasteion à Saqqara Giza 3D - Dassault Systèmes 3841 tombs and monuments listed. Thanks to 10 years of collected research, Dassault Systèmes was able to reconstruct the Giza Necropolis as accurately as possible.