Clive Wrote:
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> And that is why Khufu insisted on three satellite
> pyramids built on the east side of the pyramid and
> south of his causeway that he couldn't use.
> Combining that with the two cemeteries, boat pits
> and southern mastaba explains exactly why these
> small pyramids are placed where they
> are...correct?
>
> In sequence then:
> G1 built
> ramp(s) removed
> causeway carved
> valley temple constructed
> base temple built
> east cemetery constructed
> west cemetery constructed
> south mastaba and boat pits set in place
> three small pyramids constructed on the only room
> available.
The precise order of construction is somewhat uncertain; it appears that there might be a Year 5 (???) date in one of the mastabas by Khufu’s pyramid. It seems self-evident that the paucity of structures on the south side of the GP is explained by the fact that this was where most of the stone was hauled up; moreover, they would have been late constructions. It's unlikely in the extreme that the AEs employed serial construction, as you seem to be suggesting. They were rather good at parallel processing ...
Lehner has written some useful articles that you might find of interest:
Lehner, Mark. “The Pyramid Age Settlement of the Southern Mount at Giza.” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 39 (2002), pp. 27–74.
Lehner, Mark and Nicholas J. Conard. “The 1988/1989 Excavation of Petrie's 'Workmen's Barracks' at Giza.” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 38 (2001), pp. 21–60.
Lehner, Mark. “Giza. A Contextual Approach to the Pyramids.” Archiv für Orientforschung 32 (1985), pp. 136–158.
Lehner, Mark. “The Development of the Giza Necropolis. The Khufu Project.” Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo 41 (1985), pp. 109–143.
Lehner, Mark. The Pyramid Tomb of Hetep-heres and the Satellite Pyramid of Khufu. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abt. Kairo, Sonderschrift 19. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, 1985.
Lehner, Mark, and Peter Lacovara. “An enigmatic object explained.” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 71 (1985), pp. 169–174.
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