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Thought to belong to Graecopithecus freybergi, remains of which found in Greece date to 7.2 Mya. This serves as evidence of at least 1 million years of bipedal hominid occupation in Greece predating Australopithecus afarensis footprints by 2.5 million years.
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Ancient History
You're suggesting that the mechanism of deep fissures is the same as surface flaking?
I disagree.
Why the aversion to water erosion?
You can't possibly believe that a sudden violent torrent of water isn't going to impact the surface of soft limestone saturated with salt.
I'm not a geologist, but I don't think flaking generated that fissure.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Agreed. I think Chris was just noting that his understanding of the process has changed, and he was outlining why.
I also agree that there is no need for a pre-dynastic source of flooding. Here's a video of a relatively recent thunderstorm at Giza:
As you mention, Warwick, limestone (especially when high in salt) can erode very quickly.
You can see a fissure exposed in the 4th
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Is that line drawn directly to the temple at Heliopolis?
When I came up with this nearly a decade ago, the offset aligned very well, but that was before there was higher resolution data and I'm only now revisiting the idea.
30°07'45.6"N 31°18'27.1"E
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
My theory is that line of sight to the temple at Heliopolis was an important factor determining pyramid placement, which therefore dictated necessary height requirements for each pyramid. You'll note, for example, that Menkaures is offset from Khafre's just enough that at its current height it peeks over Khafre's edge to allow line of sight to ancient On. The hill in question wou
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Does anyone know if anything was built on the location of the current Citadel prior to its construction? More importantly, does anyone know of a source that might theorize what the elevation level of the hill was prior to its construction?
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Didn't they confirm it with exterior scans?
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Is that drawing accurate? The void is the same elevation as the end of the northern QC shaft?
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Topic of my video here:
The paper:
Essentially, surface luminescence dating results indicate a MK origin or earlier for the monoliths employed in the structure.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Ramesside tomb published in today's Luxor Times.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
I wasn't aware of those speeds. Thanks. Where those figures captured using ancient techniques and craft?
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Remember the commute via water would be faster going TO Giza than coming home. Water flows north.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Completely unrelated, but an argument can be made the the west's response in the form of the Crusades was actually defensive. Christendom didn't "start" anything. Islam's expansion had reached the gates of Paris in the 9th century, and it was done so with armies. The Seljuk Turks were rolling over the Byzantines in modern Turkey in the 11th century, and the first crusa
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Apologies if this has been posted.
QuoteSatellite remote sensing is playing an increasingly important role in the detection and documentation of archaeologicalsites. Surveying an area from the ground using traditional methods often presents challenges due to the time and costsinvolved. In contrast, the multispectral synoptic approach afforded by the satellite sensor makes it possible to coverm
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Funny how silent a lot of people are on that one.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Thought some of you might be interested the thesis:
It's on ancient Egypt and modern Egyptology's interaction with the people of "Libya".
I really enjoyed it.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
...and five for Khafre as well.
More will be found for Djedefre as the Swiss work is continuing there (I believe)
It gives purpose to the otherwise arbitrary number of boat pits, at least. The function of the boats is probably in line with Verner's position but the number may be so the entirety of the king's identity can be transitioned. There's my speculation for the day.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
There were five boats, correct? Kings during this period also had five names. Could there be one boat per name, or identity of the king? Never heard this proposed before...
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Are the barges referenced in the NATGEO article supposed to be barges on this scale?
First one is from Hatshepsut's Punt scene, second is her obelisk.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
I've used both a lot.
It doesn't matter, it's phonetically based.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Not the nautical type so this question might be a bit naive, but could the swelling of the wood be used to seal the boat? Instead of caulking it with plaster or whatever they used, could they have used the wood's natural reaction to water to their advantage and planned the pieces to be snug enough that swelling waterproofed it?
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
Should be relatively easy to locate Itjtawy now...
The resolution is amazing.
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
The magazines and stores of Abusir were opened, Port Said Museum looted...Coptic Museum, National Museum of Alexandria, and El Manial Museum breached...no word on Saqqara...
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
QuoteThe Museum in Memphis, and his magazines were robbed on Saturday morning completely. The leaders there have called me in desperation and prayed: “Save us, do something.” I first called the police, but did not respond. I’ve alerted an Army General, I know. But it was too late. With the museums in Luxor and Aswan I was on the phone, there is nothing happening. The biggest problem is the lack o
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Pete Vanderzwet
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Ancient Egypt
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