The wood is one of three objects recovered from in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Two other relics - a ball and hook - are currently housed at the British Museum
They are know as the Dixon Relics after Waynman Dixon who found them in 1872
Archaeologist Abeer Eladany found the cedar wood inside a cigar tin
Now in several pieces, the object is believed to date back to 3341-3094BC
One theory is it is the remains of a ruler used in the construction of the Pyramid
Police, communities across US fight back against anti-Asian hate crimes
Across the United States, law enforcement agencies are scrambling to better protect Asian communities amid a wave of violence targeting them since lockdowns
Updated 05 April 2021
April 05, 2021 10:00
SAN JOSE: More than a dozen San Jose, California, police officers walked through the white arches of the Grand Century Mall in “Little Saigon” to reassure a Vietnamese-American community fearful over the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States.
The officers walked through the arcade of hair and nail salons, restaurants serving Vietnamese cuisine, and herbal medicine shops on Saturday, talking to business owners and patrons. They then conducted a similar tour of San Jose’s Japantown, where a citizen patrol group was formed following the deadly attacks on Asian spas in the Atlanta area on March 16.
One of only three artefacts ever recovered from inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid has been found in a misplaced cigar tin in a Scottish university collection, academics revealed on Wednesday.
The fragment of cedar wood, which has been found to date back 5,000 years to the building of the pyramid at Giza, was first discovered in the late 19th century but had been missing for more than 70 years.
A record discovered in 2001 appeared to show the fragment – found alongside a ball and a bronze hook thought to be used for construction – had been donated to the University of Aberdeen.
But the trail ran cold and the ancient artefact disappeared almost without a trace until the end of last year when an assistant curator at the university, Abeer Eladany, originally from Egypt, made a chance discovery in its Asia collection.
BBC News
Published
media captionGreat Pyramid artefact found in Aberdeen cigar box
A long-lost Egyptian artefact has been found in a cigar box in Aberdeen - and it is hoped it could shed new light on the Great Pyramid.
The chance discovery was made by a member of staff at the University of Aberdeen during a collection review.
The small fragment of 5,000-year-old wood - which is now in several pieces - is said to be hugely significant .
The engineer Waynman Dixon originally discovered it among items inside the pyramid s Queens Chamber in 1872.
The piece of cedar - which it is believed may have been used during the pyramid s construction - was donated to the university in 1946 but then could not be located.
5,000-year-old Great Pyramid artefact found in Scotland
By AFP - Dec 16,2020 - Last updated at Dec 16,2020
This handout photo released by the University of Aberdeen on Wednesday shows pieces of cedar wood originally discovered in 1872 inside the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt and recently rediscovered in the collection of the University of Aberdeen’s museum after being lost for more than 70 years (AFP photo)
LONDON One of only three artefacts ever recovered from inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid has been found in a misplaced cigar tin in a Scottish university collection, academics revealed on Wednesday.
The fragment of cedar wood, which has been found to date back 5,000 years to the building of the pyramid at Giza, was first discovered in the late 19th century but had been missing for more than 70 years.