waggy Wrote:

>
> I admire your optimism,

Not really it is how the world works - how do you think any research has ever occurred on Giza? Think Lehner and why he first went there.

but in the real world,
> gaining permissions etc to undertake such a task
> is not so simple,

Why does it have to be simple? It can be done period.

and l certainly dont have the
> finance for such an undertaking.This is the
> responsibility of Egyptology, it is after all a
> discipline set up to study ancient Egypt.

Again find a group - I've seen scores of people vastly interested in measurements and numbers involving Giza and other AE monuments. Start there.There are vast untapped sources of money in the fringe world.

It
> is the duty of Egyptology to thoroughly explore
> structures under its control;

No its the duty of those who are interested in a particular point of interest - measurements in this case - to gather money and obtain permission to do it. You'll note a lack of interest in Egyptology to do so? They are not going to do a study they have little interest it. Remember the majority of them see no point in doing complicated mathematics over the monument. However, if someone else will pay and organize it they will go along especially as they can then be part of the research.


its not just a case
> of having an accurate survey of the structure, its
> the myriad holes and depressions etc we see inside
> the chambers, they all need to be recorded, how
> else are we to make sense of this structure if we
> do not thoroughly explore it.

You hire Egyptologist to do so as part of the measurement study.

I am an amateur who
> has no chance of getting access to the Bent; even
> scholars such as Massimiliano Nuzzolo are denied
> access.

Then how did the Universities presently working there get in? Money, patronage and persistence.

> > You say'why not act instead of wait' well l do try
> and act but with no success, for example in my
> Meidum guide, l suggest the features found in the
> vertical shaft, can be explained by the use of a
> vertical portcullis to seal the chamber. In
> connection with this l mentioned the coffin
> fragments found by Petrie and if they can be found
> and dated, they might indicate a burial had taken
> place inside the structure. The beams in the shaft
> have been dated as part of the pyramid dating
> project so it would be beneficial to date the
> coffin fragments if they could be found.Well after
> further research l found the coffin fragments in
> the Petrie Museum, which is part of UCL, which has
> dating facilities.l have contacted the museum and
> offered to fund the dating of these fragments, but
> without success, though they did say that they
> found my research very interesting.

Very good keep trying. You need to get an accredited organization behind you.You do good research, work up from there.If you DON'T the measurements will never be done.
>
> In effect we have structures such as the Bent,
> that still await thorough exploration, that can
> only be performed by Egyptology,

NO, you can form an organization to gain money and work with Egyptology to get it done. Nothing is stopping you except you.It might take 3-10 years but if you don't try it will certainly never get done.

they hold the
> keys and if they are not interested in exploring
> it, who else can?


They will give the key to whoever shows up with money, patronage and a will to do so.

Those who want the measurements and other actions and who can obtain funding, a patron and gaining permission. Doing nothing will result in nothing getting done - obviously.

Keep up the research its great stuff.