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Unsinkable Havana, sailing on
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NONFICTION
THE HISTORY OF HAVANA
By Dick Cluster and Rafael Hernandez
Palgrave Macmillan, 320 pages, $39.95
The History of Havana is a busy, inviting book about a resilient
city wracked by all kinds of strife since its founding in 1519.
Written by Dick Cluster, a novelist and lecturer at the University
of Massachusetts in Boston, and Rafael Hernandez, editor of Temas, a
Cuban magazine known for its coverage of social science and the
humanities, this colorful work explains the singular allure of
Havana, forbidden to the U.S. tourist since Fidel Castro took over
the island of Cuba, 90 ...
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Who was Khufu? What do we know about him? Read on ...
Magazine article from: Dig
; Who was this Khufu who commissioned Egypt's greatest monument? Khufu's full name, Khnum-Khufu, means [The god] Khnum protects me. The Greek authors who wrote the first histories of Egypt tell us that Khufu--whom they called Cheops...
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Khufu's Grand Gallery: fantastic factoids about ancient sites, historical objects, and amazing discoveries.(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Dig
; ...Egypt's Nile River, the Egyptian ruler Khufu built his 480-foot-high pyramid...the second century B.C., long after Khufu's death around 2552 B.C., the scholar Philo of Byzantium included Khufu's pyramid in his list of the Seven...
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Who was Khufu?(king of Egypt)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; Khufu was a king who ruled Egypt a little more...Hetepheres. Archaeologists found her tomb near Khufu's pyramid. Inside were many beautiful objects, but her sarcophagus was empty. Khufu had at least two brothers and probably some...
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The pyramid of Khufu.
Magazine article from: School Arts
; Pyramid of Khufu, c. 2530-2528 BC, Giza, Dynasty IV. The pyramid of Khufu covers an area of thirteen acres. It is 450 feet...of the ancient world. The Great Pyramid of King Khufu (reigned 2550-2528 BC) is the largest and the...
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Khufu Pyramid to Be Closed for Repair
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire
; The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) will be closed to tourists...Agency reported Monday. The pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the famous three Great...damage has been done to the interior of the Khufu Pyramid due to poor ventilation. Humidity...
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Letter: Pyramid Rover unlikely to discover King Khufu's treasure
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...of the shaft of the Queen's chamber in Khufu's pyramid did not explain why the sealed...another mystery", 18 September). King Khufu hoped that at his death his soul would...metal handles. At some time the design of Khufu's pyramid was changed and the original...
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JULY 26 - UNCOVERING ONE OF BIGGEST SECRETS OF KHUFU PYRAMID
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East)
; ...biggest secrets of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Secretary General of the Egyptian...expected to lead to the room where King Khufu is buried. The Great Pyramid of Giza...a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over...
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EGYPT: JULY 26 - UNCOVERING ONE OF BIGGEST SECRETS OF KHUFU PYRAMID.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database
; ...biggest secrets of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Secretary General of the Egyptian...expected to lead to the room where King Khufu is buried. The Great Pyramid of Giza...a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over...
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Life in Khufu's time: the king lived in luxury. Not so the commoners in ancient Egypt.
Magazine article from: Dig
; ...furniture, farm implements, and tools. As many of these finds are of the type depicted in tomb decoration, by comparing the two, scholars can gain a more accurate picture of just how most Egyptians lived in Khufu's time.--Hratch Papazian
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Mysterious 'doors'.(in Khufu's pyramid)
Magazine article from: Dig
; Recent investigations inside Khufu's Great Pyramid have focused on the so-called airshafts. These are four small channels (approximately eight inches by eight...
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