The Review committee rejects restoring casing blocks scattered around the base of Menkaure Pyramid

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Angy Essam

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Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 10:59 GMT

BY

Angy Essam

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 10:59 GMT

Menkaure Pyramid

Menkaure Pyramid

The Menkaure Pyramid Review Committee (MPRC) has rejected the re-installation of the granite casing blocks scattered around the base of the pyramid for thousands of years.

 

 

The committee asserted the importance of maintaining the pyramid's current state without changes because of its unique archaeological value. 

 

 

The decision was delivered in a report submitted on Thursday to Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa.

 

 

 
 
 
The scientific committee was chaired by the renowned archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Zahi Hawass.
 
 
 
The committee reviewed the proposed joint project between the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the mission of Waseda University in Japan, which has presented the architectural restoration project of Menkaure’s Pyramid at the Giza Plateau.
 
 
 
The  committee prepared a detailed scientific report on its findings. A decision was made that  the project is not viable to be implemented.
 
 
The Supreme Council Of Antiquities provided the committee with all the data, information, and documents related to the project.
 
 
 
The committee housed several distinguished Egyptian and foreign experts in engineering and Egyptian archaeology, especially those specializing in pyramids restoration. 
 
 
 
The committee housed as well specialists from the United States, the Czech Republic, and Germany.

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