Yes, you did well. I think being there and feeling it and seeing it is much different than pics, although pics are great too. I have them to look at now from when I was there and it helps being there because I can place them better.

I saw some things up in the relieving chambers that was strange to me. I did go to the link provided for the excellent copy of Petrie's book. I saw Petrie did write about what I saw and that made me feel very good as I felt I was correct. But, no one ever talks about it. It has to do with the plaster you see and the big areas that looked like mad made mud of sorts that was formed into a wall and such. We were up there filming. I saw it and mentioned it, but we did not have time to really look as we were on a tight schedule and from up there had to go all the way to the bottom. Wow - what an experience that was doing that....it was really great.

I do not feel so out of place now that he mentions the plastering. What I saw you see, was not granite, and the ceiling I saw was not granite. It was like plaster - it was not the surface of cut and worked stone. There too was a mix of limestone and granite it seemed - chunks of both used as a fill or large aggravate in a mix and placed to build up a side wall. I have been looking at my photos lately. It is most important to realize though there has been alterations and repair up there. There really needs to be some modern schematics drawn up showing where the old repairs and plastering were and then the new (there probably is one in the "Official Files Drawer").You can see where they came in and placed new mortar.....also, I found an indention from some electric cable I believe, or it is cable. It is hard to tell even with the shadows and light source - I have contrasted it both ways and can not distinguish if it is an imprint from cable or exposed cable (if the pic had more light and was more of a close up I could see it in better detail and know - but, it is not that way). But, it is a semi circle and smooth. I am learning a lot because of the links that are being provided. I did not know about the copy of the book and I do appreciate the links to all of the articles. I think I did get some off of the Hall last year - or???..........that was when I got back from Egypt and saw what I saw so I think I was shocked to see the papers on the man made block, I believe that is how that all started, but, don't remember. Then there was a radio show.....but, all of this has been kind of in the back ground for me. I have been doing other things. Then I got interested in it again when I was cleaning my computer and saw some of my images......it got me thinking again, so I started looking into it. I am not a person who likes arguing types of discussions. I have read some pretty hard words....people get protective of their theories.....me, I have none to protect - haha, I just publish different papers on different viewpoints to get info out is all. I do not think I am going down in history for any revelations, I am just a curious person and too, like to share info with others so we can all learn that way and figure things out in a decent fashion.
Thanks,
C


Dr. Colette M. Dowell, N.D.
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