<HTML>ISHMAEL,
> Public exposurre is no measure of importance.
Where have I ever said it did?
> At any rate, if we can establish that there was a ground plan
> for Giza, I think that this would hardly be insignificant.
> Morevoer, there may be further implications of which we are
> as yet ignorant.
My point is if you cannot yet substantiate or prove the correlation why pin your hopes that it was also significant and important to the AEs?
> I don't know. Do you know why they would?
If it's of importance and significance culturally to the AEs I think it unusual that they make no mention of this anywhere in their texts. That's just my opinion and you were asking for opinions no?
> I really don't think we can use cross-cultural, psychological
> speculation as an argument against a statistical relationship
> between monumental structures.
So statistics wins every time then? How about if I showed that 3 tower blocks in NY exactly represented the Belt stars of Orion. Clearly the intention can be proven there too. Fuzzy logic if you ask me.
> It is my belief that Bauval's evidence from the PTs (and
> other myth sources) provides at least some circumstantial
> evidence for his OCT. Not proof of course, but evidence.
Not enough for a conviction though m'lud.
> The OCT can only be proven with statistics (and this is as
> close to *proof* as Astronomical Archeology can get).
No not at all. I think evidence in archaeoastronomy can prove to be far more conclusive than this. It's a possibility but IMHO an unlikely one.
> The Mortuary Temple-OCT (all credit to Robert Bauval for his
> great original insight and research!), if it holds up,
> provides further evidence for the almost unbelievable
> astronomical abilities of the Ancient Egyptians!
As I've said I've no problem with anybody considering it a possibility. I just think that perhaps some academic theories should be discussed to the same extent in public as GH and RBs theories are. If we are seriously interested in the astronomy of the AEs doesn't it make sense to at least look at the ideas and theories of some academics too?
KRs,
Duncan</HTML>