Climbing the face of the Pyramid to the gate at the entrance to the tunnel

They tried to kill me! 150 metre long shaft was barely high enough to allow bending, stooping or crawling along the steep incline. In enclosed airless heat. I don't know how I survived. But I know I nearly died, it took a while for me to catch my breath.

Pyramids day today, all day

October 14th 2017
Today I pigged out on pyramids. Over 300 Pyramids were built during the 3,000 year reign of the Pharaohs. Pyramids were always exclusively for burial of the Pharaoh, his wife and children. They were designed with the journey crossing through the underworld and the after life in mind. The Pharaoh was a god in human form and was therefore associated with that God, it's beliefs and practices. The ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Giza » Saqqarah

The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more

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