Modern-day cemetery sprawling toward ancient Egyptian necropolis

This story has appeared in the Egyptian press, but here is a comprehensive take on the situation from outside Egypt:
http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/14/16511366-modern-day-cemetery-sprawling-toward-ancient-egyptian-necropolis?lite
It's interesting to read what the villagers have to say about the situation.
We visited Dahshur in March 2012 and I am including some photos from that visit of the Black Pyramid referred to in the article.

Black Pyramid from the Bent Pyramid

Pyramid Scheme Part 2a: Dahshur

One more pyramid field to conquer, and so I did on the 27th of March with a fascinating visit to Dahshur. We started the day with breakfast at Mena House and one more Giza pyramid photo, this time complete with red rose! (I would love to have these "dangles" to put in my windows...)

Coincidentally, our guide-for-the-day's name (courtesy of Egitalloyd) was "Mena"! We headed for Dahshur first thing, saving Saqqara for later in the morning. I was "blown away" as they say, especially since I was at liberty to appreciate these monuments without being hassled by touts. The only reason there were quite a few people at the Red Pyramid was the arrival of five busloads of kids from a German language school. They were amazingly well-behaved, much better than some adults I know!

We did a clockwise circuit of the Red Pyramid and these are a few of the photos I took:

The Bent Pyramid in the background 

The Bent Pyramid at a distance

Looking north towards Saqqara -- the large pyramid on the left is the Step Pyramid 

Lining up! 

Moi and kids at the Red Pyramid

And on to the Bent Pyramid:

Moi (obviously!) at the Bent Pyramid

Some less-than-successful silliness: Moi "patting" the Red Pyramid!

The Black Pyramid from the Bent Pyrami 

Camelback security at the Bent Pyramid 

The Black Pyramid

The Red Pyramid (l.) and the Bent Pyramid

A sphinx-like "face" on the Bent Pyramid

For more information about the pyramid field at Dahshur:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahshur
http://pymd.com/Pyramids-of-Sneferu.htm
http://egyptphoto.ncf.ca/Dahshur.htm

To be continued...