Al-Ahram Weekly Online   8 - 14 July 2010
Issue No. 1006
Heritage
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Donkey dowry
How did the ancient Egyptians manage their marital life? Nevine El-Aref ponders on the gender role of the ancient wife
Taking stock of the air
MANY others have had a go before, but can the Djedi team unravel the secrets of the Great Pyramid? Nevine El-Aref has been looking at the progress made by Djedi, a joint international-Egyptian team so named after the magician whom King Khufu consulted when he planned the layout of his pyramid...
Make it wider
An architect who lived well over 3,000 years ago had left instructions that would not be out of place in the construction of a building today, reports Nevine El-Aref

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