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WLN: so IOW's...the presence of a mound resembling the Primordial Mound "stacks up" pretty good as plausible Grounds for Khufu building where he did
SC: No - that was the job of the pyramid once built. Khafre and Menkaure (and many other Pharaohs) seemed to be quite happy without such a rocky outcrop around which to construct their pyramid so I see no reason why Khufu should be considered any differently.
No - the more plausible answer is simply that there was a pre-defined plan that had to be adhered to. On that plan Khufu saw that G1 would be the biggest pyramid. And so, having first bite of the Giza cherry, hhe chose the biggest pyramid for himself - regardless of the more difficult construction its location would present.
Khafre followed suit and instead of siting his structure further west which would have overcome a number of construction difficulties, he sited his structure - like Khufu - regardless of the more difficult construction its location would present.
The only reasonable explanation for all of this is that both these Pharaohs were following a pre-defined plan.
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