Excavation permit efforts for Giza plateau village. Plans underway to get an excavation permit in the village of Nazel Simon on the eastern plateau The village is being demolished as of the video Two proposed excavation locations: one accessing Great Pyramid chambers, another with tunnels heading under the Sphinx

The village of Nazel Simon on the Giza eastern plateau is being demolished as researchers seek excavation permits. Proposed dig sites include areas accessing Great Pyramid chambers and tunnels heading beneath the Sphinx.

Key Facts

  • Plans underway to get an excavation permit in the village of Nazel Simon on the eastern plateau
  • The village is being demolished as of the video
  • Two proposed excavation locations: one accessing Great Pyramid chambers, another with tunnels heading under the Sphinx
  • Bill Brown has been working on this for many years with an Egyptian archaeologist

Related site: Giza Necropolis — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.