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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.
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> Her reasons are that there's no conservation need;
> no condition assessment report has been made (as
> required by the Venice Charter
> ); the
> existing blocks would have to be re-wo
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Hermione Wrote:
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> I don't know if you perhaps had in mind Palmyra?
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> Apparently, there were problems even with that ...
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No definitely not that site, it was a quite small temple, in which all that was left was scattered and broken blocks.
The 3D scanning made light work of the
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Hermione Wrote:
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> > Besides looking nice what would be the point?
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> Well ... repairs required to ensure that the
> structure continues to stand might be one thing.
> But there's a school of thought that would
> ques
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Byrd Wrote:
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> > I certainly agree with that sentiment. In many
> > ways the Bent pyramid still awaits exploration,
> > and although G1 is a bit of a black hole, the
> > available data on it is also not great. As
> Romer
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Hermione Wrote:
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> > In many
> > ways the Bent pyramid still awaits exploration,
> > and although G1 is a bit of a black hole, the
> > available data on it is also not great. As
> Romer
> > quoted in his G1
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Byrd Wrote:
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> It's good to see this work being done. So much
> attention goes to G1 at the expense of everything
> else.
I certainly agree with that sentiment. In many ways the Bent pyramid still awaits exploration, and although G1 is a bit of a black hole, the available data on it is also not great. As Romer quoted i
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Byrd Wrote:
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> I look forward to Wagy's update on it!
I did a 3D of the magazines in my last guide, which also included Pepi I, Pepi II & Merenre, see page 64
They are very sizeable magazines compared to the tripartite system we normally see.
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waggy
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Yup, these blocks line the corridor which give access to the pyramid court.
If memory serves me right, this corridor was found lined with mudbrick, and on removal of the brick these granite blocks were found.
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waggy
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They are from Menkaure's pyramid temple.
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Hermione Wrote:
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> Let's hope he makes it to 50 ... 60 ... 100 and
> beyond!
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I've just
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Hi Byrd,
Years ago l did an experiment on friends and relatives, measuring their arms. The result was widely different measures, even amongst people of the same height.
Might a new king insist that the measure be taken from his arm, which could be a few inches more than his predecessor; and yet the value of the cubit is remarkably consistent.
This made me think if another standard for the cu
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waggy
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I don't think anything has been filled in.
The older image is taken from the end of the basement sheet, on which the descending passage was built on, so we are looking directly at the entrance.
This area had been stripped of its masonry in antiquity, and if you were allowed to climb up there today, you would see much the same view.
The modern image is taken from the pyramid base looking u
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waggy
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I would think it justified to remove some of this tympanum masonry and enter this space.
Years ago near where l live, they took down an old stone church and rebuilt it stone by stone into a folk museum park.
I'm sure satisfactory solutions can be arrived at to enter this space; we really need feet on the ground to thoroughly examine the space.
In the history of the structure, we have gone
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waggy
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Fantastic news.
Its definitely a utilitarian looking space, remains me of the pent construction corridor inside Neferirkare pyramid. Here they seem to have have made a utilitarian construction corridor with pent beams to enable the workers to continue with the superstructure whilst internal construction continued. Then as they worked on the substructure from the inside out, they built the horizo
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waggy
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Hi all,
Latest guide is up for those interested in Neferirkare's pyramid.
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waggy
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Many thanks for the link, Hermione.
Apparently three more causeway blocks were discovered in 2019.
"One extraordinary block found alongside the Sahura causeway boasts the longest surviving Old Kingdom narrative text - with 21 columns of hieroglyphs - from the time before the Pyramid Texts (Khaled, forthcoming).
Source, Kings of the Sun, M.Barta 2020, page 289.
Has anything been publish
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Hi all,
I have just posted up a guide on Sahure's pyramid complex.
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> > so, where is that rock now. I believe someone
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> > this thread mentioned it was ...where?
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> I can't find any mention.
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> If these markings are, or
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waggy
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These anti virus programs are as mysterious as ancient Egypt. My AV program shows no issues, however, the same software on two different devices, shows different results on the HOM website, one device says ok, whilst the other warns that the site is not secure; go figure. As for norton it bricked my computer some years back big time, l doubt a virus could do a better job:-) Today my workstation i
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The Isida project have restored the defunct Upuaut project website.
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> > He is referring to the 2nd edition, which is a
> > much condensed version of the 1st edition.
> > The link you provided is basically a reprint of
> > the 2nd edition, which is complete, pag
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Hermione Wrote:
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> > That is an updated and condensed 2nd edition,
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> > a useful update by Hawass.
> > The more detailed and longer 1st edition can be
> > found here.
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> Th
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Hermione Wrote:
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Hi Hermione,
That is an updated and condensed 2nd edition, with a useful update by Hawass.
The more detailed and longer 1st edition can be found here.
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Hermione Wrote:
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> (63cm. is just over 2 ft. )
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> So should that figure of Perring's have read "17",
> and not "19"?
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> Could he have just misread a 7 for a 9 ... /
Certainly, it would be an easy mistake to make, my handwriting is awful, l even confuse myself at times:-)
Ano
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Hi Mark,
In Vyse &Perrings publications, the apex height is given as 22feet, 5 inches, 6.83m, which is in close agreement with what M&R quote Vandier, 6.84m.
The error is in the wall height by Vyse &Perring who give 19 feet 3 inches, 5.87m, which is too high, thus 6.83 -5.87m, leaves 38 inches , which is what Petrie quotes from Vyse and he adds this to his wall height of 10 cubit
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Corvidius Wrote:
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> So what are opinions on the groovy wavy walls. I
> cannot think of anything at the moment. They are
> not external city walls and seem to be just the
> outside walls of ordinary buildings. There are no
> walls like this at Deir el-Medina, or anywhere
> else, including model buildings found in tombs
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Hermione Wrote:
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> I'm sure that professionals would be much the best
> people to do it ... if only they could get funding
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I recently read that China created 259 new billionaires alone in 2020, maybe some of the archaeological institutions should get their begging bowls out and shake that money tree, in the hope tha
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> I don't think professional E's want to spend time
> redoing older work, the chance of a substantial
> discover is low - they want new discoveries so the
> only way to get pesky answers answered is to
> conduct the non-invasive measuring, photographing
> and other details ourselves and that means hiring
> people in Egypt to do it or sending teams from
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Hans Wrote:
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> I believe the only solution is for the Hall of
> Ma'at to direct an expedition to be raised and
> sent out to research and resolve this.....anyone
> have a spare 2,500,000 Egyptian pounds lying
> about? Oh, and does anyone have support from a
> University or NGO that has influence to conduct
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