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	The Dig Details current archaeological work and scientific reasoning behind the decisions made about where to dig and the items found at the excavation of Giza. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/dig.html Palace Hypothesis Explains where the pyramid builders and their pharaohs may have lived, and how the excavation's location was chosen. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/palacehypothesis.html Interview with the Director of Giza An Egyptian archaeologist answers questions about restoration, site layout, and life during the Pyramid age. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/hawass.html Archaeologist Mark Lehner In both written and audio format this archaeologist talks about the Giza excavation and the study of hieroglyphics. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/lehner.html Who Built the Pyramids? Discusses many popular theories of who built the pyramids and provides evidence to support their claims of it being a local labor force. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/builders.html How Old Are the Pyramids? Elaborates on how archaeologists assign dates to pyramids, including looking at inscriptions, concurrent artifacts, and carbon dating. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/howold.html Khufu's Pyramid Provides facts about the pyramid. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khufu.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khufustory.html Khafre's Pyramid Provides facts about the pyramid. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khafre.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khafrestory.html Menkaure's Pyramid Provides facts about the pyramid. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/menkaure.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/menkaurestory.html The Sphinx Find information about the about the sphinx. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/sphinx.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/sphinxstory.html
	Ancient Egypt Provides a brief orientation to the Pharaonic period and includes information about the ancient Egypt landscape, pre-Pharaoh politics, and the importance of pyramids in Egyptian spiritual beliefs. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/age.html History of Giza Summarizes Giza's importance as the location of the largest and most famous pyramids with their accompanying secondary structures. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/gizahistory.html Palace Hypothesis Explains where the pyramid builders and their pharaohs may have lived, and how the excavation's location was chosen. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/palacehypothesis.html Interview with the Director of Giza An Egyptian archaeologist answers questions about restoration, site layout, and life during the Pyramid age. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/hawass.html Archaeologist Mark Lehner In both written and audio format this archaeologist talks about the Giza excavation and the study of hieroglyphics. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/lehner.html Who Built the Pyramids? Discusses many popular theories of who built the pyramids and provides evidence to support their claims of it being a local labor force. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/builders.html How Old Are the Pyramids? Elaborates on how archaeologists assign dates to pyramids, including looking at inscriptions, concurrent artifacts, and carbon dating. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/howold.html
	Egypt Indicates Giza's location in Africa with an inset overlay of the eastern Mediterranean. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/resources/worldmap.html Giza Plateau Details the relative positions of the three pyramids. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/resources/gizamap.html Overview of Excavation Site Reveals the unearthed walls in the overall excavation site and further details each wall site in Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, and Figure 6. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/fig1.html Bakery Excavation Shows the bakery site and location of artifacts. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/resources/bakerymap.html
	News flashes http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/textindex.html#newsflash End of Field Season Full Report Summarizes Mark Lehner's 1991-1995 and 1997 field seasons, detailing the type of materials found and their meaning. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/fullreport.html Expedition Mail http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/mail/
	Television Program Pyramid Khufu's Pyramid Provides cross-section drawings and virtual reality images from the pyramid's top and inside. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khufu.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khufucross.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khufutoplo.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khufuenter.html Khafre's Pyramid Provides cross-section drawings. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khafre.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/khafrecross.html Menkaure's Pyramid Provides cross-section drawings. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/menkaure.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/menkaurecross.html The Sphinx Find information about the Sphinx's restoration and virtual reality images of the Sahara Desert. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/sphinx.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/excavation/hawass.html http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/escarpmentlo.html Video Flyby of Giza Plateau http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/explore/flyby.html
	Hieroglyph: Say What? (Hot Science) Provides a history of the evolution of picture writing, which precedes an activity in which students use a chart to decipher a hieroglyphic phrase. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/hieroglyph/ Scaling the Pyramids (Hot Science) Provides facts about a pyramid's shape and dimensions, and instructions for how to build a scale model of the Great Pyramid. http://www.pbs.org/nova/pyramid/geometry/
	Transcript http://www.pbs.org/nova/transcripts/1915mpyramid.html

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