MJ Thomas Wrote:
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> You base your hypothesis in part on Petrie’s
> measurements of the base of Khufu’s pyramid, yet
> these measurements were superseded in 1925 by Cole
I don't share your opinion. Note that although I had no way of knowing, whose measurements would turn out more systematic, from the very onset I opted for Petrie. This scholar has proven himself, he showed devotion to Giza, put enormous efforts into his objective, and above all - he was independent. In short, I trust Petrie more.
Of course, now I trust his measurements even more, because of their exact agreement to a distinct set of exact ideas, by which it is easy to reproduce them. That is a heck of a big reason, as the two reinforce each other. And why is it that almost everybody chooses to study Petrie's measurements, and not Cole's?
In the end, the average side of the Great Pyramid comes out a centimeter longer in Cole's version, a result which confirms Petrie even more.
> The base of the Pyramid is not square (see Cole’s
> webpage for details)
Everybody but you sees as common sense that the planners had started out with regular squares as the bases for the pyramids. Only after that point do opinions diverge, and while one group thinks that the discrepancies from regularity are due to builder errors, the other one thinks that the basic plan underwent further refinement, due to which each side was assigned a slightly different length.
> The dimensions (both actual and intended) of
> Khafre’s and Menkare’s pyramids are markedly less
> certain than those of Khufu’s pyramid.
These dimensions have just proven themselves right on the dot, and utterly systematic. That's a big argument for Petrie's correctness.
> How do you reconcile the above with your assertion
> that your ‘Giza Plan’ is the most accurate yet?
You have the answers above. It would help matters if you admitted in an explicit manner that my Giza Plan truly is in exact agreement with Petrie's plan, and that no other proposal comes as close. These facts are self-evident. If you deny me this satisfaction of having a solid basis for our debate, all your arguments will appear basically flawed and disingenuous to me.
