Hidden hieroglyphs
Posted on 05/26/2011 10:18:42 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A robot has sent back the first images of markings on the wall of a tiny chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt that have not been seen for 4500 years. It has also helped settle the controversy about the only metal known to exist in the pyramid, and shows a "door" that could lead to another hidden chamber.
The pyramid is thought to have been built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu, and is the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing. It contains three main chambers: the Queen's Chamber, the Grand Gallery and the King's Chamber, which has two air shafts connecting it with the outside world. Strangely, though, there are two tunnels, about 20 centimetres by 20 centimetres, that extend from the north and south walls of the Queen's Chamber and stop at stone doors before they reach the outside of the pyramid (see diagram).
The function of these tunnels and doors is unknown, but some believe that one or both could lead to a secret chamber. Zahi Hawass, Egypt's Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs, describes the doors as the last great mystery of the pyramid.
(Excerpt) Read more at newscientist.com ...
Hidden hieroglyphs
The Secret of the Great Pyramid:
How One Man's Obsession
Led to the Solution
of Ancient Egypt's
Greatest Mystery
by Bob Brier
and Jean-Pierre Houdin
Kindle Edition
Paperback
HardcoverUnlocking the Great Pyramid
National Geographic
Starring: Bob BrierKhufu:
The Secrets Behind
the Building of
the Great Pyramid
by Jean-Pierre Houdin
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fascinating
“Metal is not part of any other known structure in the pyramid, and the discovery ignited speculation that the pins were door handles, keys or even parts of a power supply constructed by aliens.”
And behind the door is Obama’s original birth certificate, left there by the aliens.
It is all so exciting!
That's not his BC. Just an invoice.
Thank you for this, SunkenCiv.
Do we have to hear from this guy all the time? I was hoping he was one of Mubarak's minions and would leave with him.
Interesting reading. Thanks for posting!
Thanks Civ
I was always sure there would be another great archaeological find like Kink Tut. Now that the Moslem Brotherhood is poised to turn Egypt into an Islamic state, I fear that the age of great diverges will end.
Never forget what the Taliban did to those magnificent statues of Buddha carved out of the mountains.
Blew them to smithereens!
Tagline prognostication is alas spot on.
Another “Thanx” for posting. I had been wondering what the lastest was!
It looked for a second like Zowie was headed for prison, not sure now. There’s no reason to think that the Egyptian regime is done changing, or that the Islamofascists are done rioting. It’s just quiesent. My guess is we’ll have another uprising, and/or another crackdown, and at that time the whole place will go up, and stay burning for at least a few years. Egypt will more closely resemble Iraq or Pakistan than it does Syria or Saudi Arabia.
But Zowie’s often said stupid things about the Great Pyramid, and this latest one — that this is its last mystery — may be his stupidest yet.
Another “Thanx” for posting. I had been wondering what the LATEST was!
P.S.- will they find the “NOT AN EXIT” sign...
That just doesn’t look like a hieroglyph to me, at all. Are they sure? It looks like a spill of something.
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