Greg,

Yes Lehner states..."Khufu's sarcophagus was made of the same red granite as his chamber and is on the exact central axis of the pyramid". He's the only one who makes the claim AFAIK, however not by published scientific examination but by his opinion, which is what the second half of the sentence is. I admire Lehner's work, but lets be clear, the "Complete Pyramids" was compiled from the works of many scholarly sources to tell an over-view of the chronology of pyramid construction, climaxing on a center-fold-out of the Giza Plateau that opens to the now famous pg. 114, however the premise of his book is shaped primarily on his beliefs that the pyramid was not only a cosmic engine used for the kings ascension and guarantee the turning of the years...flooding of the Nile...but also it was an economic engine that helped to populate (settle) those areas where they were built. In fact its hard to argue with such a claim when you consider the years of planning and building that went into constructing a pyramid. It is not a book on the composite structure of the chamber granite compared to the sarcophagus granite, in fact I find it more of a coffee-table format when I compare it to say the published work of Reisner, M&R, Lauer, Petrie, cole... At a glance the coffer granite appears similar to the wall granite, but upon close examination it will be found there is actually a significant difference between the two.

Best Regards,

B.A. Hokom



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