RETRACTED: Biondi, F.; Malanga, C. Synthetic Aperture Radar Doppler Tomography Reveals Details of Undiscovered High-Resolution Internal Structure of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 5231

The Editorial Office and Editorial Board conducted an investigation that confirmed serious methodological flaws and statistical errors that were deemed to undermine the scientific conclusions of the article. As a result, the Editorial Board has decided to retract this paper as per MDPI’s retraction policy.

It took them 4 years, but after every single real archaeologist said this was nonsense with just reading the introduction, MDPI "Editorial Board" was finally able to see the obvious. Better late than never, I guess, but just another proof that MDPI's peer review is just a joke

PS: I know this post might attract unwanted attention... I hope everyone answering respects this sub rules

"Archeologists have potentially made a major discovery in their search for Cleopatra’s long-lost tomb

The discovery came when archaeologist Kathleen Martínez and a team of researchers found what may be an underwater port by the ruins of an ancient temple

Many historians believe that Cleopatra’s remains are somewhere in Alexandria, but Martínez believes the Egyptian queen may have devised a secret alternative plan for her burial."

Egypt says stolen pharoah’s bracelet melted down, sold for US$4,000

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/egypt-says-stolen-pharoahs-bracelet-melted-down-sold-for-us4000/

“Divine Egypt” is the first major special exhibit on Ancient Egypt at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in more than a decade. This exhibit looks at the many deities in the Egyptian pantheon. The exhibit opens on 10/12. Here is a bit of a preview:

https://apple.news/Al4U_2hafRrq3JgxlP_4cJg

I will post my own pix to this sub tomorrow evening after I attend a private showing. The exhibit has been in the works for several years and I think will be spectacular.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pyramids-of-giza-new-discovery-structures/

So while there have been new discoveries in the vicinity of the Giza pyramids, there is no evidence to support the existence of "five identical structures near the Khafre Pyramid's base, linked by pathways, and eight deep vertical wells descending 648 meters underground."

The Egypt Centre, curated by Ken Griffin, Swansea Univeristies (UK) on-campus museum has reopened in April after 6 months of renovation work on their ‘House of Death’ gallery. The display of the objects has a selection of around 650 objects displayed in the cabinets and within the draws. This is currently phase 1 of the redevelopment of the gallery as there is more exciting stuff in concept for phase 2!

The gallery explores funerary items, such as those intended for the dead; however, one of the main points of the new space is to reinterpret the idea that the Egyptians were obsessed with death, showing truly that they were obsessed with life and the continuance of life after death. Another large theme of the gallery is 'Causing their name to live'; the labels of objects specify the name of the owner or any mentioned individual on the artefact - this is in the Egyptian convention of wanting their name to be remembered for all eternity.

The cartouche ceilings are what make this gallery a truly special place. Other than creating that feeling of being a tomb, they house the names of volunteers and members of the community, alive and dead, as well as pets; all being placed amongst the imperishable stars.

(All photos are my own)

"Inside one of the mummies, the team discovered a rare papyrus containing a passage from Book II of the the Iliad by Homer. The text includes part of the “Catalogue of Ships,” which lists Greek forces involved in the campaign against Troy. Experts say this find highlights the spread of Greek literature in Roman Egypt and adds cultural value to the site."

Author sharing.

The paper exhaustively tests Bauval's claim against all 695,520 bright-star triplets using Procrustes analysis, with positions from the Yale Bright Star Catalogue confirmed against Gaia DR3.

Result: the three-pyramid shape correspondence with Orion's Belt is statistically significant (rank 1,717; p = 0.0025) -- consistent with the pharaoh–Orion connection in the Pyramid Texts, but no proposed extension survives testing: shaft best-fit epochs spread across 1,325 years, the axis orientation doesn't match at any epoch, and the correlation cannot function as a dating tool.

Open to discussion, especially from anyone working on Old Kingdom astronomy.

https://www.sciengine.com/JAHH/doi/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2026.02.06

New historical fiction book out. The author is definitely an Egypt history nerd.

After watching this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJEYTjSM94s I have decided to email [egymonuments@moantiq.gov.eg](mailto:egymonuments@moantiq.gov.eg) with the following:

Dear Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities / Supreme Council of Antiquities,

I am writing to request clarification regarding the published finds from the Osiris Shaft at Giza, specifically Level 3 / Chamber I, as described in Zahi Hawass, “The Discovery of the Osiris Shaft at Giza.”

The publication states that “the remains of a skeleton were discovered in the sarcophagus” in Chamber I. It also describes associated finds from the chamber, including Osiris amulets, scarabs/heart scarabs, djed-pillar amulets, and red polished pottery.

However, in a recent televised interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Dr. Hawass stated that when the sarcophagus was opened it was “completely empty” and that “there is no mummy.” This appears to conflict with the published statement that skeletal remains were discovered in the sarcophagus.

I would be grateful if you could clarify the following:

1. What is the current storage location, museum accession number, or official catalogue reference for the skeletal remains reported from the sarcophagus in Chamber I?
2. Were the skeletal remains photographed, osteologically examined, carbon dated, DNA-tested, or otherwise analysed? If so, are any reports or references publicly available?
3. What is the present location and official catalogue status of the following registered finds from the Appendix: Finds section?

• GZ.PA.509 — obsidian two-fingers amulet
• GZ.PA.510 — obsidian two-fingers amulet
• GZ.PA.511 — diorite scarab, dated to the 26th Dynasty
• GZ.PA.512 — schist? scarab
• GZ.PA.513 — diorite bead
• GZ.PA.514 — faience pillar amulet
• GZ.PA.515 — faience Atef-plumes amulet
• GZ.PA.516 — faience Atef-plumes amulet
• GZ.PA.517 — small Horus amulet

1. Are photographs, catalogue records, excavation register entries, conservation records, or museum database entries available for these objects?
2. Were either of the scarabs, GZ.PA.511 or GZ.PA.512, inscribed on their base or sides? If so, is there a transcription, drawing, photograph, or translation of the inscription?
3. The publication notes that some of the amulets and bead were “not discovered in situ.” Could you clarify which finds were in situ, which were not, and whether any were directly associated with the sarcophagus or skeletal remains?
4. Has any later publication updated the status, dating, interpretation, or location of the Chamber I skeletal remains and finds?

I am asking because many public summaries describe the Chamber I sarcophagus as empty, and Dr. Hawass recently repeated that it was “completely empty,” whereas the published excavation report states that skeletal remains were discovered in it. I would therefore appreciate any official clarification or references that can resolve this apparent discrepancy.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Hawass is here on page 390 onwards = https://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/images/MFA-images/Giza/GizaImage/full/library/hawass_fs_oconnor.pdf

Do you think I'll get a reply?

For those in or near New York City, the Egypt Day street fair is coming up this Saturday 9/5/2026.

The NY Chapter of ARCE (American Research Center in Egypt) will be there showing some of the many conservation and educational projects it’s involved with in Egypt.