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29°49'58.79" N 31°13'17.79" E
About 250m west of Khendjer at South Saqqara. It is a natural arm of a low-lying wadi. NO pyramid.
Only visible 'work' seems to be a 'feeler' hole dug on the east side.
As for Zahi, he was miffed at her 'claim' she found 17 new pyramids. Turns out all bogus. I did (and may re-visit) a sack of notes
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Yes, I know where 'it' is. 'It' is not a pyramid. I'll try to check in tomorrow with the GE coords.
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Just heard. This is indeed sad. A major loss.
Frank's superb input and discussion will be missed, but never forgotten.
None can forget his famous 'library' ! I still run across his web for good info.
Be well in the stars, Frank. Be well.
Avry
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Googled: The site lists Lehner ('Complete'), and from there he got it from Reisner.
Mycerninus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza, 1931, p.63
From there Reisner cites Vyse, Ops II, which I tracked to p.47. Seems it was an observation made by Perring.
Cheers,
Avry
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Slow news day at The Express? That video is from many years ago.
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Pistol Wrote:
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> Looking closely at the image in Lehner's book, as
> you referenced, it is not the same image in Vyse's
> publication... clearly the men shown are in
> different pose, and much is different between the
> two images, I suspect that another artist under
> the direction of Lehner did a close ren
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Just curious, maybe someone already knows, but I thought to ask. Is this some sort of mystery? Probably not! but might be fun:
Image on p.53 of Lehner (Complete Pyramids), right-middle, chamber of Menkaure. Lehner cites Vyse as the source of the image (?), but this is odd in the 'illustration credits' (p.252) where he seems to note the top image (pyramid cross section view), but not
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Kanga Wrote:
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> Hi Avry.
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> Menkaure reference is Legon, who converted from
> Petrie's data. I don't have Legon reference to
> hand, sorry, but I'll have a look around if you
> insist. Butler (p.80) also lists Menkaure base as
> 201.5c, again referencing Petrie. A lot of
> authorities say 200
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> > > Has the scenario where it's a modified
> > meteor
> > > crater been ruled out?
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Kanga Wrote:
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> Sorry to be a nitpicker, but I have to make some
> corrections and additions to your list of pyramid
> dimensions...
Corrections aren't nitpicking ! Thanks Lee. Let's see then ...
> The Bent Pyramid has height 200 cubits;
> The Red Pyramid has base 420 cubits, height 200
> cubits (if c
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Pistol Wrote:
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> Interesting find, and though you state the
> research is incomplete, the paper is well done.
Very kind of you. I am my own worst critic, though ... I think it could have been more robust, and at least closer to a scholastic level of formatting. Thanks very much !
> I have been on expedition in the western
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Hermione Wrote:
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> > A bit late, and I wouldn't say the best
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> > (had to leave a lot out!). Anyways, here it
> is
> > after a year or so.
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> > The Circle of Meroe
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> I
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> Has the scenario where it's a modified meteor
> crater been ruled out?
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> -- Byrd
> Moderator, Hall of Ma'at
That's a fair question.
Yes, we can rule out meteor crater. The wall has consistency is type of stones and build height. Also, the local area shows no signs of typical fr
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Hi Folks,
A bit late, and I wouldn't say the best written (had to leave a lot out!). Anyways, here it is after a year or so.
The Circle of Meroe
Regards,
Avry
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Hi Lee,
It is a thoughtful read, from my perspective.
I would say I disagree with the observations on Sah, and other aspects of ancient Egyptian interpretations of the sky. I reviewed the sections multiple times to ensure I had removed my personal bias, i.e. perceptions of a certain 'theory' I wish not to name in this discussion. Thereafter, I feel my disagreement stands; I belie
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A google search reveals a facebook page where the site owners recognizes the problem. Perhaps a post there might get a better answer.
Avry
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Mark Heaton Wrote:
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> It seems unlikely that it would have been dropped
> in from the top.
This is the core error of your position. In fact, it is beyond likely the room was built around the box. People who are pretty good at moving heavy stome would not have created the drudg8ng task of moving a large stone box through a passage with inches to spare.
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To repeat:
"Re: Draft working paper for comments: Analysis of the ScanPyramids results
Posted by: Principia (IP Logged)
Date: April 6, 2018 05:58AM
I would tend to agree the void *may* be a ghosting of sorts, but only if the reading was from one angle. However, the void was confirmed from three directions, the purpose of which was to make sure things like 'ghosting' were re
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> > > Looks like a Victorian to WWII
> artillery
> > > position.
> That was my impression from having been an
> artillery officer for twenty years and later
> working with the UAE artillery. It could be
> something else also, a bit sloppy for a Soviet
> style SAM site but then it co
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> Looks like a Victorian to WWII artillery
> position.
Thanks, Hans!
Pretty good start ... entirely possible. I've tried some googling, and can't find anything on that specific artillery layout. Do you have any resources showing something similar? Or some suggestions where I could look to confirm your
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Good day,
I have an image from Google Earth to show, and was wondering if anyone might have some thoughts on it. It is in the eastern Egyptian desert. Though there are known pre-dynastic structures of similar nature (more found in abundance across the Red Sea), this one is strikingly unique.
It measures about 260ft from A-to-B (marked on the image).
Does anyone recognize the style? Perh
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I would tend to agree the void *may* be a ghosting of sorts, but only if the reading was from one angle. However, the void was confirmed from three directions, the purpose of which was to make sure things like 'ghosting' were reviewed and, subsequently, dismissed. At this juncture - based on multiple directions of muon readings, I tentatively disagree with Dave's proposal.
R. Av
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Hans Wrote:
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> Speaking for the confused fringe I would say their
> new argument will take two paths:
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> One that the entire document is a fake planted by
> evil Egyptologists and the other that what they
> are describing is 'REPAIR' work on a older
> monument they have taken over.....and so it
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Pete Vanderzwet Wrote:
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> The hill in question
> would hamper line of sight and thus force changes
> in pyramid height which could prove the theory.
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Just to confirm: Are we talking about the same Citadel hill?
The Citadel is on a hill that is nowhere near any line of sight from Giza to Heliopolis.
It is here: 3
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Hermione Wrote:
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> Someone on another forum has linked to a YouTube
> of Lambert Dolphin stating that his team had
> detected a void (I believe) somewhere over the
> Grand Gallery in (I suppose) the late 1970s:
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> 18:50
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> I don't know whether anyone else would have more
> details on this?
(F
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Hey Peter.
Lost on the elevation level.
Best I can think of is Makrizi, since one of his works is supposed to deal specifically with Cairo environs. Funny, but the title actually has 'topography':
But he wrote 2 (?) centuries after Saladin did his thing.
Edrisi was contemporary, so somewhere in the depths of whatever works he had may lie your answer about what was there
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Interesting quote coming up ...
Imagine a new discovery made in the GP, then a 'definitive' book comes out. Keeping this in mind, let us turn back the clock:
Quote"In April 1999 we did contact to ask about , but he replied that this information will all be revealed in a book he is due to publish with Mark Lehner in August 1999 called 'Giza and the Pyramids'."
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Greg Reeder Wrote:
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> This is horrible. How could ScanPyramids be so
> stupid after all the history of this same
> offense?
> Where were their antiquities' advisors and
> officials who must have been working with them?
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Seems inconceivable they did not know.
From the bbc page:
"The renown
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Warwick L Nixon Wrote:
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> > Aliens laughable
> > Cattle Kraals probable considering the exact
> > similarity of the design
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> > care to add some others ?
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Pete Vanderzwet Wrote:
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> Didn't they confirm it with exterior scans?
Says they confirmed with 3 different scans. But no width. Also says they cant tell if horizontal or inclined. An east-west scan would decide this. If they dont know inclination then we can assume but not confirm an east-west scan was not done. Same may apply to
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