Hans Wrote:
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> Supplemental question:
>
> "Would it be correct in saying that 80% of
> Egyptologists support Pyramids as tombs,


No. Knowledgeable people who have studied the subject have a virtual 100% close rate on that one.


> the
> Egyptians figured out there own culture (with out
> aliens or Atlanteans)

They had outside influence from several other known cultures... but for the most part, it's closer to 100% than 99.99%.


> and they carved and moved
> rocks with the technology that has been found"


That's probably about a 75% number. Most acknowledge that current models (ramps, etc) have some serious technical problems. However, if there was another method used, it appears to not have been a major cultural influence (or else there would be more evidence of its use and impact on the culture) and therefore it is simply not an important question.

Allow me to use an odd analogy: Star Trek.

We all know the show. Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, boldly going where no man has gone before... but how many people know that the first pilot episode for Star Trek had a Captain Christopher Pike, a ship's counselor who was a woman, and a first officer played by Majel Barrett, who would later become Nurse Chapel? Not very important stuff, in so far as the series ended up as a cultural influence without parallel. It's background for one episode, where the footage is used as a kind of "flash back" of the early days of the Enterprise's missions, is really the only reason we know this pilot existed. The episode, it's premise and characters, had virtually no bearing on the overall Star Trek phenomenon that would spin off five (?) other series and ten movies. The point is, this pilot couldn't have been very important, or there would have been more references to the "universe" that was prevalent in it. So, you can basically ignore it unless you're an absolute ST freak. Same thing with any "one off" pyramid construction models. Unless the technique resulted in some kind of demonstrable cultural impact, then it simply isn't important if they used something other than ramps to build some of the pyramids.

And although I can't speak for others, I do find that basic attitude to be prevalent among those who consider themselves to be Egyptologists. Most of them are cultural anthropologists... if it didn't have a cultural impact, it really doesn't matter.



>
> I realize that a bit of a silly question but it
> was asked of me and I'm not an Egyptologist so
> I'll pass it on. I'd say its nearer 99.9%
>

I had to break up your subjects, though, since they cover a wide array of studies within the field.

Anthony

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.