Archaeologists are actively excavating the legendary lost labyrinth at Hawara, Egypt — a site associated with Amenemhat III's pyramid from the Middle Kingdom (c. 1800 BC). The ongoing work, supported by academic bodies including the AHRC and STDF, is genuinely exciting for the archaeology community, as the labyrinth was first identified by Flinders Petrie and its full layout has never been mapped.
Ongoing excavation underway at the legendary Mortuary Temple of Hawara in Egypt
EgyptGeneral
Key facts
- Archaeologists are currently excavating the legendary lost labyrinth at Hawara, Egypt
- Most of Egypt's greatest discoveries were already made over a century ago, making this ongoing excavation notable
- The presenter announces a private expedition offering on-site access with lead archaeologists during the active excavation
Site mentioned
Sources
Hawaravirtualhawara.com
Hawara, the virtual home of the AHRC and STDF funded 'Labyrinth' research project that aims to document, preserve and develop the Hawara Pyramid and Labyrinth ...
The Labyrinth of Hawara - by Louis De Cordierlabyrinthofegypt.substack.com
The first definitive archaeological confirmation of the Labyrinth's location at Hawara came through the pioneering work of Flinders Petrie in ...
The Hawara Labyrinth: Digital Archaeology to Unearth an Egyptian ...foro3d.com
The main challenge of the Hawara Labyrinth is not its depth, but the saturation of water and sediments that have buried it for millennia.
HAWARA PROJECT - ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESCUE FOUNDATIONarchaeologicalrescue.org
Excavations at the Hawara Labyrinth have begun! An article recently covered the dig, and provided photos of a megalithic stone wall unearthed from the sand
Labyrinth of Egypt - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The Labyrinth of Egypt was a structure, or temple, built south of Amenemhat III's pyramid at Hawara. Not much is known about its use, but it was probably a ...
Keep exploring
Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.
3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search
AI-generated text · images from the original sources · always verify with the sources.