I wrote:
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> >The Well Shaft was closed off above the
> Grotto, and built over for approx. 15 layers of
> >core blocks because it was, apparently, no
> longer required, but it was later re-opened by
> >tunnelling down through the 15 or so layers
> and building a shaft up as far as the north
> >end of the Grand gallery.
> >This doesn’t fit the “workers
> post-sealing-the-Ascending-Passage escape route”
> scenario >at all well.


Cladking replies:
> They built the pyramid right on top of the grotto.
>
>
> How would it no longer be needed? What was its
> purpose
> before they built the pyramid? What evidence is
> there
> that the lower portions of the workmen's escape
> route
> pre-dates the opening of the opening of the higher
> sections?
>
> If something as fundamental as digging a new
> passage can
> occur then why is it not even possible that there
> was a very
> fundamental change in the use of the pyramid after
> construc-
> tion began? Isn't it possible that even the
> sealing of the
> ascending passage might be part of this
> fundamental change.
>
> The explanation that they hadn't counted on the
> need for
> workmen to get out just seems inane. People do
> stupider
> things but this is not only (literally)
> monumentally stupid
> but almost certainly unnecessary. It was easy
> enough to
> make an automatic system to roll these spherical
> blocks or
> one that could be operated remotely.
>
> These things of which everyone accepts to be so
> certain look
> improbable to even be true.

Hello Cladking,

The Well Shaft is just one of the many seeming enigmas we find in Khufu's pyramid.

As I have just posted to Anthony, I plan to soon start a thread dealing specifically with this Shaft.
Because of this I hope you won't mind my not addressing your points here and now.

Regards,

MJ