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Mark if you read my book you will see that I was able to establish that Herz Fischler was actually entirely unaware of several of Petrie's publications. I have fully documented the errors he made and referenced the mistakes. Also, you have selectively quoted Edwards and the full quote includes more detail and he refers this proportioning as a rule. Herz Fischler also admitted himself tby Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
3 + 1/7th Warwick.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Read my book Mark I list dozens of experts and quotes who re-itterate the facts. Edwards's quote is among them. Edwards was not just Professor variously he was CBE, Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum and Vice President of the Egypt Exploration Society. He is considered the foremost expert on Egytian Pyramids of the 20th century including by Mark Lehner.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
No I have not ever been a proponent of Pi in the GP. I have been a proponent of circular proportions in the GP, as were Professors Petrie, Edwards and Verner. That's why my book was called: "Egyptian Tomb Architecture. The Archaeological Facts of Circular Symbolism" not "the Archaeological facts of Pi in the GP". It was only a gross misrepresentation of that realitby Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
I have had many issues over the years, here and elsewhere, convincing people that Horus with the shen means encircling protection, and that the shen does not mean 'eternity' (or at least it does mean that in some contexts, but even there it generally means eternal encircling protection). I am glad to see the Oriental Institute is catching up: A quote from Randy Shonkwiler on page 56by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
I believe its considered quite likely. We know there was certainly contact during the New Kingdom.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Thanks. Nice to have it as a PDF despite the flaws. There is some useful material in this for sure.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
USED to post as Dave L lol. I decided it sounded a but devilish. Dave Light or Lightbody now.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
This is an amazing project that has just been made available in public yesterday finally - I was involved in the reconstruction of the 'lost statue'. There are no surviving comparanda - only fragments. The mystery is - why did the 18th dynasty Egyptians only make these statues for a brief period? The analysis by Harwick and Riggs is available in their article: TOM HARDWICK anby Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Is it possible to track down the precise find spot of the block: Plan XI, block 32? This one has a shen ring shown on it, which has obvious significance for my work which notes the significance of the shen ring as closely related to the encircling protection (symbolic and physical) of royal buildings including pyramids. The red granite in particular was symbolically important as wellby Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Hi Hans. Very interesting post. Just a note to start :- these are 'cubit' level marks rather than 'cubic' measurement marks. Quite different things and worth avoiding confusing the two, although I am sure you are aware. Is it possible to track down the precise find spot of the block: Plan XI, block 32? This one has a shen ring shown on it, which has obvious signiby Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Thanks Mark. I have added a note on this to my page. 2.35 tons/meter cubed is the number then. With the additional weight of the floats, rope and sheets of fabric the 2.7x volume I assumed is within the correct range then for the whole assemblage together. Best. Dave.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Hi Mark, This seems on the low side. Remember these are casing stones brought from Tura, not the majority core blocks which were mined from the plateau. Here is some data that may be relevant. As far as I know the majority of blocks are limestone, so the 2.7 tons/m3 is ballpark correct. Best Dave.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
I suspect you are right that there are examples that predate this. The Mastaba 17 example looks to be of red/rose/pink Aswan granite. There is also the oval red granite sarcophagus of Baka set into the floor of the probably 3rd dynasty unfinished pyramid at Zawyat el-Aryan. Red granite was used before this in Abydos, but I am not sure if any sarcophagi were used. The chambers were made oby Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Thanks for this Hermione. Yes I posted an obit for him on my FB page on Saturday and on the Scottish Egyptology FB page (see below): The head is an interesting angle but it's tragic that this is the central theme on many stories regarding Petrie. His life deserves more respect than that IMO. He is up there with Darwin, Newton and Kelvin in my book. Dave. "Today is the 70thby Dave Lightbody - Humanities
Champollion was a great man. I visited his grave in Paris a few years back, in Pierre Lachaise cemetery where Jim Morrison is also buried lol.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
with all due respect there is an abstract on the Amazon page.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Hi Kanga, My book explains the position of G3. Legon was on the right lines, he didn't fully appreciate the underlying protective symbolism being expressed though:by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Ah yes, slip of the mind lol. Interestingly, the reason Lauer made his erroneous assumption is that he was influenced by his background as an architect, where stone houses are built from the corners in-wards. He assumed the Egyptians would also set out the hypothems first and build inwards. The coincidental slope gradient convinced him.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
The hypothem is the slope of the corner-edge rather than the slope of the center of the face. It's steeper than the face. We know from the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus that the Old Kingdom Egyptians calculated the gradient of the center of the face from the chosen base and height dimensions, so the hypothem was not used. Lauer was mistaken. Petrie was right.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Yes I agree with Chris. It's interesting historiographically, but not with respect to the actual Old Kingdom methods. I see he does mention the hypothem ratio that Lauer erroneously adhered to as well. Petrie showed what the design criteria was in his 1883 report. Dave.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
Science and religion are not antithetical: C14, DNA results, and geological analysis cross check, and check out:by Dave Lightbody - Ancient History
Well, The phrase went something like: If you have no hope, if all if lost, then get on your knees and pray. For Shackleton. Shackleton was able to live off the land and the sea, even in Antartica, he was a survivor whereas Scott was just sent to try and plant a flag for the empire. Apart from the fact they were on the same continent I don't see many comparisons. Unless aby Dave Lightbody - Humanities
From James Tabor: "For years Hershel Shanks has said he was not sure if the "James ossuary inscription" was a forgery or not but that he would await the results of the trial. Here, for the first time, he weighs in with his definitive view and some important new information that has never before appeared before regarding a new "Joseph son of Judah" ossuary, likely mistaby Dave Lightbody - Ancient History
"what I did not and do not understand is where people are trying to get" We are recovering the history of the origins of mathematics. Some of the same systems that the Old Kingdom scribes and merchants devised are the ones we still use today. It was a tomb, and a damn finely built one at that.by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
OK, just time to post this then back to finishing the PhD:by Dave Lightbody - Ancient Egypt
I read this earlier very interesting thanks. But, I am not sure this can be extended into the humanities.... Where is the independence? Does research end up being at the beck and call of corporations? How does the honest researcher keep hold of his or her hard won intellectual property if its a free for all? How can independent journals keep honest standards and make honest money fromby Dave Lightbody - Laboratory
I enjoyed that lolby Dave Lightbody - Coffee Shop
Well many top, qualified, serious, scholars supported the authenticity of the inscription on the James ossuary and its authentic style for the period in question in court so clearly this article is flawed and biased. It should be entitle 'some scholars aim to bust...' By saying 'scholars' it gives a flawed impression that there is a situation where sholars are arguing wby Dave Lightbody - Ancient History