wk 8 pyramid power egypt pt 2 oct 10
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Oct. 10th: Ancient Egypt, part 2
Why is Egypt said to be mysterious?
Rosetta Stone: carved in 196 BC(found by Napoleon’s troops in 1799)
AncientEgyptian
(hieroglyphs)
Demotic(an Egyptianscript from
200 BC)
Greek(from
200 BC)
Jean Francois Champollion
Cross section ofinterior of Khufupyramid)
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Esoteric: pertaining to deeply hiddenmeanings
Cranes for liftingblocks
Cranes for rotating blocks
Straight ramp
External ramp
Internal ramp
Jean Pierre Houdin
Combination of external and internal ramps
Bob Brier
Jean Pierre Houdin
What the internal ramp mighthave looked like from above
What the microgravimetric survey showed
What the internal ramp mighthave looked like from above
Overlaying the two shows a good match
What the the infrared thermography results should look like
Riddle of the Sphinx
Riddle of the SphinxNot to be confused withGreek Sphinx and her riddle
Riddle of the Sphinx:
How old is this thing?Most common answer:
4500 years old
Pyramid of Pharaoh Khafre
During Reign of Khafre (son of Khufu) , about 2558-2532 BC. When was Sphinx built?
Statue of Khafre
Khufu figurine(from Abydos)
Closeup of Khufu figurine
Khufu Khafre???
The notion that the Egyptians are mysterious is false: we know more about them than other ancient cultures
Most of the final questions about pyramid building have been answered, and the last remaining questions are in the process of being answered
Even the Sphinx is not a riddle
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