Zahi Hawass on archaeology: what the evidence says · JRE #2321
SUBJECT: ARCHAEOLOGY
Not a true/false call. Every claim is logged with its sources; read the exhibits below.
we have in Egypt 120 pyramids we don't have only Kufu pyramid that everyone is talking about. You have 120 pyramids.
What the evidence says 01 / RECORD
There is no single fixed count of Egyptian pyramids because the total depends on classification (whether ruined mud-brick structures and smaller queens' or secondary pyramids are counted) and because new structures are still being identified. Published tallies commonly range from at least 118 to about 138 identified pyramids, and some sources cite roughly 120. The Smithsonian notes there are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, with the Giza group (Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure) being only the most famous. Hawass's figure of 120 falls within the accepted range and correctly conveys that Egypt has far more than the single Khufu pyramid, though it should be read as an approximation rather than a precise total.