The more I read, the more my skin crawled. You've dredged up deeply repressed memories of Davidovits and Margaret Morris.
Please don't do that again. There is such a thing as taking a joke too far.
Anthony
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<HTML>Elizabeth,
Perhaps the most comprehensive examination of ALL the data involved is in Colin Reader's most recent paper, from 2003.
However, you can read it's outdated (yet still essentially correct) predecessor on line at Ian Lawton's site.
<center><a href=" Knew the Sphinx</a></center>.
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...The strata exposed at the Sph
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<HTML>Elizabeth,
Good question.
Knowing what has worn off would require a reference point... knowing what was there originally... in order to provide the measurements.
Since all the quarry marks, finishing marks, and virtually every other kind of mark is missing from the soft member II layers of the sphinx and its enclosure, it is logically impossible to give an original dimension. Tod
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<HTML>Sebkhet wrote:
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> Anthony the fact that you can climb onto a fence and
> crow over some one doesn't make your view point any more
> useful or compelling.
No, what makes a viewpoint more useful or compelling is evidence. I'm asking for it, and not getting any.
By virtue of my first statement, this makes Makheru's viewpoint useless and uncompelling.
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<HTML>DaveL wrote:
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> Just to throw in my tuppence worth, although I haven't
> followed this thread in detail.
>
> There is a clear and revealing inscription on the walls of
> the Luxor Temple which describes the planned extension of the
> temple.
>
> It says that the Pharaoh, before commencing work, consulted
> the information in the hall of life, whe
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<HTML>Quite correct.
I've been known to foul up pretty regularly because I simply ignore the name of the poster, and then get the previous arguments of other posters mixed up with the one being made. I remember blasting poor Michelle for something someone else had said, as her post seemed to be a continuation of the same argument, when in fact, it was nothing of the sort.
As I hope
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LOL - 20 years ago
<HTML>None of whom know anything about Egyptian history or the actual subject of Egyptian geology.
Read again, DaveL. There's nothing there that demonstrates knowledge of the topic... just degrees or jobs in careers related to geology.
Let's examine those "references":
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Until his death in 1996, geologist and geophysicist Dr. Edward J. Zeller was the
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<HTML>She's got quite a lot of impressive write ups from experts. I wonder what her theory is - any ideas???
<a href=" REVIEW">Reviews by authorities</a>
DaveL.</HTML>
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<HTML>No need to speculate, Jim. Let's examine the <i>evidence</i>...
Jim Lewandowski wrote:
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> Since we know:
>
> - alternatives sell more books than orthodoxy
That's a function of publicity. This factors in later on.
>
> - alternatives use as many out-of-date references they can to
> support their cherry-picking case
Doesn't
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<HTML>According to the satellite shot, the angle of the Trial Passages appears to be right in line with the satellite pyramids, and not far off from Khufu's pyramid proper. Of course, since it was built after Khufu's pyramid, that would hardly be a difficult task.
The red box shows the approximate alignment to the cardinal points. At the center of the red box are the two openi
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<HTML>Jiminy Christmas.
After having a Guinness, I decided to once again try and navigate this disgusting wretch of a site because he says he has a marvelous new construction technique that has been 'revealed' to him.
Lo and behold... guess who shows up? My ol' buddy...
<blockquote>At this point, we're ready to proceed with what was done by these craftsmen__the
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<HTML>Yes... or perhaps Francis (who is French) could make them one out of Legos.
It'll probably appear more authentic than Davidovits'.....
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<HTML>The pollen count reminds me of the way Davidovits "spiked" his samples of the limestone in Khufu's pyramid.
In that case, he took a piece of stone that came from a passage wall, and then broke it into 4 pieces... then ground up the four pieces and sent it off to different labs.
He did NOT preserve the surface separately from the stone, so any chemicals (such as soot,
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<HTML>Or should that read "play doh-n't you dare"....
(gotta keep the name out there, you know... GeoLegomer Institute.ORG..... Play-DohOTgods.Info...)
It was sheer brilliance, Francis. You did the world proud... and made an excellent point about Davidovits' work in the process.
Anthony</HTML>
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<HTML>If you ask <a href=" Davidovits</a>, they're ALL in (con)Crete.
Anthony</HTML>
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<HTML>You can't really say Lehner provides a comprehensive case on pyramid construction. He provides a general overview, incorporating the work of many others (whom he footnotes) but to get the real nuts and bolts, you need to go to a more specialized case... like Arnold, Isler, Klemm... you get the point.
Or, if you want to have a good laugh, you can read Davidovits....
Anthony<
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<HTML>John Wall wrote:
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> Can we get in early while the lift's still at the
> ground floor ? Many of us here <i>know</i> the BS involved so
> if we could come up with a suitable pseudo(no pun intended
> !)nom to conceal the fact that it's a collaborative effort we
> could clean up:-)?
OOh! OOOh!
How about we start merging the names? You know, bo
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<HTML>Anthony wrote:
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> If we agree on this, as you have stated, then we agree on the
> absolute heart of the matter. Everything else is just window
> dressing.
Would that that were true, but you continue on...
> No, Joanne. Mixing baking soda with vinegar and watching it
> fizz is chemistry in action. Studying the reaction and
> finding out how it is occ
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<HTML>Joanne wrote:
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> IMO, this assumes the humans doing the study of history are
> capable of pure objectivity, which is unheard of in
> humans..(the operative word is "pure").
>
Although unattainable in any field, (perspective is a problem with any observation) it should still be the goal.
> History itself is not a science... but
> > the &
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<HTML>LOL.
In a nutshell: yes, I read your conversation with Archae.
I think the key to the disagreement between geologists is that some have supplied their data and sources, and some have not. To me, this does not constitute a valid rebuttal. It's like "mystery evidence" that only Dr. Davidovits can see.... you get the point, I'm sure.
In the case of the egyptolog
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<HTML>Garsh... thanks.
Are you familiar with the crap-o-matic Geopolymer Theory of Dr. Joseph Davidovits?
Anthony</HTML>
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<HTML>I do to. FAR more seriously than I coiuld ever take Davidovits.
Francis knows when he's telling jokes.
Anthony</HTML>
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<HTML>John just posted this video 2 days ago.
and he posted the "Concrete" site the day before that. Both threads had "Geolegomers" in the title... the amazing theory created by Lone (Francis) whereby the pyramids were actually built out of special Lego blocks that mold together into a shape that only Francis himself can distinguish from real limestone.
Just like Davi
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<HTML>This may be old news here but I thought this was an interesting video. Courtesy of The Daily Grail. I know this has been discussed in depth here but I don't know if anyone has ever posted this video before. sorry if I am simply repeating old news.
<i>Here is a small video documentary that shows how a crew of only few people is able to rapidly and easily produce several ton
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<HTML>yeah... it really is amazing how so many "common fans" of the geopolymer theory suddenly show up... sounding kinda ignorant to begin with... and then end up sounding more and more like they have PhD's in geochemistry and have personally studied under Dr. Davidovits...
Curiouser and curiouser....
Anthony</HTML>
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<HTML>I recently had a interesting debate with one of these people:
<a href=" Link</a>
I found it amazing how so many people I have never seen post on sci.archaeology before, suddenly appeared using the same French server to post their messages... someone called Hans Menator actually signed one of his post with the name "Joseph Davidovits".
Archae Solenhofen (sol
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<HTML>John,
Well, I must say, I read the entire article with great anticipation only to find out that nowhere does it include the promised instructions: "How to become a Psychic in one day".
What I saw was the confession of a man who told how he learned to FOOL people into THINKING he was a real psychic. This is an entirely different scenario, and frankly, I'm a little d
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<HTML>Try reading <a href=";.
The ancient Egyptians used LOTS of mortar. Nobody is saying they didn't.
But mortar and geopolymer are two ENTIRELY different things. You see, Davidovits' geopolymer is IDENTICAL to real quarried stone. In fact, it is SO similar, that he is the ONLY person in the world who can seem to identify the differences.
You're mixing apples a
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<HTML>I once read a book about pyramids of a Mr J Davidovits. H eclaims that by using gallbladder the drillingproces will be speeded up, as it will weaken the stone. I've no idea if he can be right, but i thought it worth to investigate.</HTML>
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<HTML>Oh... well... this should be the highlight of the event...
<blockquote>Conference Dinner
The Grand Ballroom, Hotel Sofitel
Business attire
Master of Ceremonies:
Max Walker, media and sporting personality and best selling author.
Featuring The Great Debate:
”Were the Ancient Pyramids at Giza built with Geopolymer stones?“
Speakers:
Prof. Joseph Davidovits, President, Geopolyme
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