Ancient Activity Identified by New Mapping Method at Senefru pyramids in Egypt's Dahshour

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By Ahram Online | 05 August 2012 | 175

To know human practices at the Senerfru pyramid area, a team of earth scientists from Germany examined fractals (natural or artificial created geometric patterns that form designs) at the area around the Dahshour pyramids. According to the scientific journal Quaternary International, Ame Ramisch of the Freie Universitat Berlin and colleagues from the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo created a digital model of the topography around Dahshour and investigated the area using fractal pattern recognition analysis. Investigations revealed that the area is filled with natural and man-made fractal areas as well as a huge non-fractal footprint around the pyramids. Read More