Hermione Wrote:
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> Monica Hanna (BBC, Radio 4, World at One, 02 02
> 2024) doesn't think it's a good idea.
>
> Her reasons are that there's no conservation need;
> no condition assessment report has been made (as
> required by the Venice Charter
> [en.wikipedia.org]); the
> existing blocks would have to be re-worked, which
> is interfering with the authenticity of what the
> AE did; Menkaure was essentially an unfinished
> building, and should be left like that.

One can always find someone either side of the debate as to whether its a good idea or not, no one ever agrees on anything.
Charters and paperwork aside, l can't see it interfering with the authenticity of what the AE did, one thing is certain, Menkaure never left the mess we currently see today.
If we have the technology to conserve these casing blocks and replace them to their original position why not.
I don't see why the blocks have to be reworked either.
A lot of Menkaure's granite casing will have been processed by the stone robbers and no longer exist, so even after replacing the existing remains there will be massive gaps. I assume they aren't going to be daft enough to insert new granite, that would be a big no no to me.
With the granite casing restored we can shift the huge amount of debris which buries the lower parts of the pyramids, who knows what we might find under this debris.
I really don't get all the furore over this project.
Whats the alternative, leave the mess we currently see for ever, or excavate and restore the mess.
By the metric of those against the project, we might as well ban all excavation in Egypt.