The current 2026 Hawara excavation is led by Ashraf Sobhy, a young Egyptian archaeologist who directs all of the Fayum region. Multiple modern surveys have detected large buried anomalies at the site, and the excavation has already uncovered a major wall precisely where the scans indicated something significant lay buried. Dr. Reda, who led the 2008 Egyptian mission, remains involved as a recognized Egyptologist. The project aims to test if Herodotus was right.
2026 Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara excavation led by Ashraf Sobhy uncovers new wall
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- The current excavation is led by Ashraf Sobhy, director for all of the Fayum, a young Egyptian archaeologist
- Multiple modern surveys have detected large buried anomalies at the site
- The 2026 excavation has already uncovered a major wall in the same area the scans point to
- Dr. Reda led the 2008 Egyptian mission at Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara and is a recognized Egyptologist on site
- The excavation aims to test whether Herodotus' ancient account of the extraordinary structure was accurate
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Hawaravirtualhawara.com
Welcome to Virtual Hawara, the virtual home of the AHRC and STDF funded 'Labyrinth' research project that aims to document, preserve and develop the Hawara ...
Hawara | Artefacts of Excavation - University of Oxfordegyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk
Catalogue of Egyptian antiquities: found by Prof. Flinders Petrie and students at Hawara, Gerzeh, Mazghuneh and Memphis, 1911 ; exhibited at University ...
Petrie at Hawara: Pioneering Debatable Standards?archaeologybulletin.org
by D Brügger · 2022 · Cited by 2 — Petrie's two significant excavation seasons in Hawara (January to April 1888 and November 1888 to April 1889) provide a wealth of documentation … retraced in ...
HAWARA PROJECTarchaeologicalrescue.org
UPDATE #1 (May 7, 2026):. Excavations at the Hawara Labyrinth have begun! An article recently covered the dig, and provided photos of a megalithic stone wall ...
LABYRINTH: Conservation, Analysis and Virtual ...eps.leeds.ac.uk
LABYRINTH: Conservation, Analysis and Virtual Reconstruction of the Archaeological Site of Hawara Pyramid and Labyrinth. Start date: 1 November 2018; End date ...
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