How to write Alphabet in Egyptian hieroglyphs

video upload by Japanese Calligrapher Takumi

Pharoah Ramesses VI Tomb

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93&mls=1

Mercury, Venus and Saturn Aligned Above the Pyramids of Giza

via @fabmass (fabio)

"Mercury, Venus and Saturn above the pyramids of Giza, Egypt. This occurs once every 2373 years via Virtual Cortex"

King Tut's Knife

via Space.com

"The weapon, now on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, was described in 1925 by Howard Carter, who three years before had discovered the treasure-packed tomb, as "a highly ornamented gold dagger with crystal knob."

Made of non-rusted, homogeneous metal, the finely manufactured blade features a decorated gold handle. It is completed by a gold sheath garnished with a floral lily motif on one side and with a feathers pattern on the other side, terminating with a jackal's head.

Now dramatic technological improvements have allowed the researchers to determine the composition of the blade.

'Meteoric iron is clearly indicated by the presence of a high percentages of nickel,' main author Daniela Comelli, at the department of Physics of Milan Polytechnic, told Discovery News..."

Nefertiti Hidden in King Tut's Tomb?

Hidden chambers found in King Tut's Tomb.

via CNN

"After extensive analysis of high resolution images published online last year, Reeves spotted cracks in the walls that could indicate two previously unrecognized "ghost" doorways lay behind.

The size of Tutankhamun's tomb -- "less than appropriate" for the final resting place of an Egyptian king -- added more weight to the view. Reeves' hunch is that its unusual size and layout is because it is an extension of an earlier tomb originally designed for a queen, and was repurposed upon Tutankhamun's untimely death at 19 years old."

Snow in Egypt

The Pyramids at Dusk

via Note the texture and graffiti on the stones. Also, the tours end at 4PM so the people that took these shots hid and stayed longer to take them. You don't see these types of pics often.