Mark Heaton Wrote:
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> The only relatively new paper that I have been
> able to track down was published in Mediterranean
> Archaeology and Archaeometry Vol 2, pages 111 to
> 125 and entitled 'The Mathematics of Pyramid
> Construction in Ancient Egypt'.
>
> This paper contains quite a lot on MMP problem
> number 14 including a new proposition by its
> author, Flora Vafea, on how the ancient Egyptians
> may have worked out the formula, having studied
> the work of Gunn & Peet, Vogel, Thomas, Vetter,
> Gillings and others.
>
> Vafea takes the view that the truncated pyramid in
> MMP is actually irregular, as did Struve the
> Russian editor of the papyrus, and may be regarded
> as a model of the corner stone of a pyramid.
>
> The paper also considers the contribution of Heron
> of Alexandria who merely calculated the volume by
> the subtraction method and did not arrive at a
> formula.
>
> It is easily accessible in full and can be
> accessed via 'Google Scholar'.

Or here - [maajournal.com]

(It was published in 2002).

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