Eduard Neville suggests Osirion may be older than Great Pyramids after 1913 excavation. In 1913, Swiss archaeologist Eduard Neville arrived at Abydos under the auspices of the Egyptian Exploration Fund His 1914 report confirmed they had rediscovered Strabo's fountain of Abydos after 1,900 years Neville immediately recognized parallels between the Osirion and Khafra's Valley Temple at Giza
Swiss archaeologist Eduard Neville arrived at Abydos in 1913 and immediately recognized striking parallels between the Osirion and Khafra's Valley Temple at Giza—same construction technique using massive granite from Aswan, same colossal scale. He concluded the style and complete absence of ornamentation indicated great antiquity, stating the Osirion 'is of still more archaic character' than Khafra's temple. Neville speculated it could be 'the most ancient structure in Egypt.'
Key Facts
- In 1913, Swiss archaeologist Eduard Neville arrived at Abydos under the auspices of the Egyptian Exploration Fund
- His 1914 report confirmed they had rediscovered Strabo's fountain of Abydos after 1,900 years
- Neville immediately recognized parallels between the Osirion and Khafra's Valley Temple at Giza
- Both structures used the same heavy monolithic construction technique drawing massive granite stones from Aswan
- Both sites were built to the same colossal scale
- Neville concluded the style, size of materials, and complete absence of all ornamentation indicated great antiquity
- He stated the Osirion 'is of still more archaic character' than Khafra's Valley Temple
- Neville speculated the Osirion could be 'the most ancient structure in Egypt'
Related site: Osirion — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: The First Explorers of Egypt's Osirion: Megaliths Buried in the Sand by Luke Caverns