Posted on 02/02/2011 4:58:08 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Jean-Pierre Houdin -- who was rebuffed three years ago by Egypt in his appeal for a probe into how the Pyramid was built -- said 3-D simulation and data from a U.S. egyptologist, Bob Brier, pointed to two secret chambers in the heart of the structure.
The rooms would have housed furniture for use in the afterlife by the pharaoh Khufu, also known as Cheops in Greek, he told a press conference.
"I am convinced there are antechambers in this pyramid. What I want is to find them," he said.
In March 2007, Houdin advanced the theory that the Great Pyramid had been built inside-out using an internal spiral ramp, as opposed to an external ramp as had long been suggested.
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I’m with you. It’s frustrating that these things haven’t been exhaustively analyzed, just because the current civilization is about 14 centuries in the past.
I’m not a UN fan, but having the UN declare these to be somehow legally separate from the government of the country may head towards better access. Until something like that happens, scientists will be at the mercy of corrupt local folks.
I'd call out for the elimination of corruption in Egypt, but that would require the elimination of Egypt. ;^)
An understanding of human nature and history corroborates your logic, sadly.
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