Flinders Petrie excavated Hawara in 1888–89 and 1910–11, uncovering the entrance and part of the stone-built Labyrinth beneath the mudbrick pyramid. He recorded massive blocks, granite and quartzite, and reached tight passages where debris and water prevented complete exploration. ⛏️🌊
Flinders Petrie excavated Hawara’s pyramid and subterranean Labyrinth
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Key facts
- William Flinders Petrie excavated Hawara in 1888–89 and 1910–11.
- The pyramid was built of mudbrick, while the massive stone structure beneath it was the subterranean complex known as the Labyrinth.
- The underground complex contained massive blocks reported at about 80–110 tons, along with granite and quartzite blocks.
- Petrie reached tight passages obstructed by debris and water, preventing complete exploration.
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"William Flinders Petrie excavated at Hawara in 1888. After working in Medinet el-Fayum (Arsinoe) and Biahmu, he moved on to the site south of Arsinoe and ...
History of Hawaravirtualhawara.com
Petrie published the results of his excavations in three volumes, Hawara, Biahmu and Arsinoe, Kahun, Gurob and Hawara and The Labyrinth, Gerzeh and Mazguneh.
Flinders Petrie - by Louis De Cordier - Labyrinth of Egyptlabyrinthofegypt.substack.com
The Hawara archaeological site, home to the enigmatic Labyrinth of Egypt, has captivated explorers and scholars for centuries.
Flinders Petrie - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
Sir Flinders Petrie was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts.
The archaeological record: Flinders Petrie in Egypt - UCLucl.ac.uk
William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) first went to Egypt in 1880 at the age of 26, to survey the Great Pyramid.
A virtual exploration of the lost labyrinth: developing a recondiscovery.ucl.ac.uk
In 1888, Flinders Petrie started to excavate at Hawara. The results of his ... 1912). Since Petrie's excavations in 1911, no official excavation has been carried ...
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Karl Lepsius mapped Hawara in the 1840s. Flinders Petrie excavated in 1888–89. Petrie found the mudbrick pyramid, Roman-period mummy portraits ...
Hawaraen.wikipedia.org
When Petrie excavated the burial chamber, he found a bead of lapis lazuli for inlaying, burned bone fragments, burned wood, and charcoal, suggesting that tomb ...
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