Africa

The Giza Plateau is often presented as one of the best understood monumental landscapes of ancient Egypt. Centuries of study have produced detailed plans, chronological frameworks, and historical interpretations that are widely accepted within mainstream Egyptology. However, direct field observation continues to show that not all architectural elements within the plateau fit comfortably within these established models. The Mortuary Temple of Khafre, located on the eastern side of the pyramid and structurally integrated into the funerary complex, represents a particularly revealing case. While its attribution to the Fourth Dynasty is generally taken for granted, close inspection of specific architectural and lithic features raises questions that are rarely addressed in detail. These questions do not arise from theoretical speculation, but from