The recent posting by the Giza Archives Project website of a preliminary plan of the Tomb of the Birds, through which access can be gained to Giza’s previously unrecorded cave system, has only deepened the mystery. The plan, made as part of George Reisner’s Harvard-MFA expedition in 1939, does not even show the full extent of the tomb, never mind the cave system beyond it.
I full plan of the tomb and caves has been drawn, and I shall post this in the future.
nigelss
on September 25, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Andrew’s reference to a full plan of the tomb and caves could be misconstrued. The plan shows the tomb and caves to the extent that they were explored in March and April 2008.
Hi, everyone,
The recent posting by the Giza Archives Project website of a preliminary plan of the Tomb of the Birds, through which access can be gained to Giza’s previously unrecorded cave system, has only deepened the mystery. The plan, made as part of George Reisner’s Harvard-MFA expedition in 1939, does not even show the full extent of the tomb, never mind the cave system beyond it.
I know this story has already been mentioned on the site, but for those not familiar with it yet, see “More on the So-called “Caves” at Giza”, September 16, 2009, at http://pmanuelian.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/more-on-the-so-called-“caves”-at-giza/
And my response at:
http://www.andrewcollins.com/page/news/plan.htm
I examine where this leaves us now.
I full plan of the tomb and caves has been drawn, and I shall post this in the future.
Andrew’s reference to a full plan of the tomb and caves could be misconstrued. The plan shows the tomb and caves to the extent that they were explored in March and April 2008.
Regards,
Nigel Skinner-Simpson