December 09, 2007 05:36PM
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Anthony Wrote:
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> The whole reason for the plugstones was to keep
> more profane objects from falling into the bottom
> of the shafts (after the small pounder stone was
> dropped in, possibly accidentally). Once those
> shafts to the 2nd Chamber (Queen's Chamber) were
> deemed unnecessary, the plugstones were left in
> place and the construction of the pyramid was
> carried on above and beyond them.
Consider, if you will, the following by Gantenbrink:
"In our video inspection of all four shafts so far, a total of about 180 meters, we have seen only blocks made of local limestone. But
the final block before the slab is definitely carved from lighter-colored limestone, probably originating from the Mocatam Mountains about 30 km from the Giza Plateau, on the other side of the Nile. This was the material the builders used for the higher-quality casing stones of the pyramid's exterior, and for the chamber systems.
The workmanship of the last block in front of the slab is also much higher than anything we have seen in any of the shafts so far." *
Emphasis added by me.
Perhaps Anthony will now explain this exceptional use of quality stone and higher standard of workmanship for what he asserts is nothing more than a block of stone that only acted as a workaday plug to keep debris out of the shaft.
MJ
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