Light show in the Temple of Dendur

Similar to the projected-light restoration of the Harvard Rothko Murals, a projection experiment at the Met is bringing back the original colors of their ancient Egyptian temple.

A major find from Ancient Egypt!

Where was this eight-foot leather scroll discovered? A tomb? A pyramid?

It was found in a library in Cairo, where it was apparently placed and forgotten 70 years ago. Oops!

A Primer

Before we begin Chapter 3, our first big one, and before the Tutankhamun exhibit opens at the MFAH, you should probably check out this video. It's got pretty much everything you need to know in a compact three minutes. "Maybe we can all learn something."

17 new pyramids!

What good are space satellites? Other than beaming in 300 channels of entertainment (when will there be a 24-hour Lady Gaga channel? You know it's coming soon), they can also find really old buried stuff in Egypt. Like, for example, 17 pyramids, 1,000 or so tombs, and over 3,000 settlements.

Here's a summary.

Because of inexhaustible interest in ancient Egypt and the relative ease of finding dense bricks in a sandy desert (from space!), this seems an obvious use for this kind of high-tech scavenger hunt. But here's my question: if we can find old and hidden buildings from space, what else should they be looking for? Don't you dare say Atlantis.

3-d tour of Karnak

This site has 3-d wideo animation of the development of the Karnak tombs and temples. It's fun stuff.