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Mysterious markings discovered at Great Pyramid of Giza
for CNN ^ | May 30, 2011 -- Updated 1419 GMT (2219 HKT) | Nuala Calvi,

Posted on 05/31/2011 7:41:51 AM PDT by BenLurkin

A robot explorer has revealed ancient markings inside a secret chamber at Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza.

The markings, which have lain unseen for 4,500 years, were filmed using a bendy camera small enough to fit through a hole in a stone door at the end of a narrow tunnel.

It is hoped they could shed light on why the tiny chamber and the tunnel -- one of several mysterious passages leading from the larger King's and Queen's chambers -- were originally built.

The markings take the form of hieroglyphic symbols in red paint as well as lines in the stone that may have been made by masons when the chamber was being built.

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: egypt; greatpyramid
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1 posted on 05/31/2011 7:41:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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“The Pharaoh is a phink!”


2 posted on 05/31/2011 7:43:31 AM PDT by pingman (Durn tootin'; I like Glock shootin'!)
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3 posted on 05/31/2011 7:44:42 AM PDT by Alex Murphy (Posting news feeds, making eyes bleed: he's hated on seven continents)
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To: BenLurkin
Much to the befuddlement of the researchers The glyphs translate to “Killroy was here”
4 posted on 05/31/2011 7:45:13 AM PDT by Cowman (How can the IRS seize property without a warrant if the 4th amendment still stands?)
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“For good time go to Anaka’s hut”


5 posted on 05/31/2011 7:47:59 AM PDT by from occupied ga
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“The Sphinx stinks!”


6 posted on 05/31/2011 7:59:45 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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7 posted on 05/31/2011 8:02:10 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Cowman
Depends on which decoder you use. there is some dispute. as whether it translates to “Killroy was here” or “Be sure to drink your Oveltine”.
8 posted on 05/31/2011 8:05:36 AM PDT by stylin19a
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anything but “there is no god but god and mohammed is his prophet”


9 posted on 05/31/2011 8:05:53 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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10 posted on 05/31/2011 8:10:41 AM PDT by The Bronze Titan
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Kilroy was here


11 posted on 05/31/2011 8:17:09 AM PDT by spokeshave (Obamas approval ratings are so low, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the USA.)
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hieroglyphic symbols in red paint

Call OSHA...its got lead in the paint....

Shut down the pyramids STAT.

12 posted on 05/31/2011 8:20:10 AM PDT by spokeshave (Obamas approval ratings are so low, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the USA.)
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13 posted on 05/31/2011 8:32:05 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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"No Exit"

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14 posted on 05/31/2011 8:32:52 AM PDT by Deaf Smith
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15 posted on 05/31/2011 8:37:23 AM PDT by LRS ("This is silly! It can't be! It can't be!!" "Oh yes it is! I said you wouldn't know the joint.")
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“D R I N K M O R E O V A L T I N E”


16 posted on 05/31/2011 8:39:06 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: JoeProBono

They claim that these markings are hieroglyphic symbols in red paint.

I for one am calling that an assumption.

What hieroglyphs are these? How do know that they were even created using red paint?

Hasn’t it already been determined that the Queen’s chamber was filled with chemicals ? That these chemicals were possibly dispersed through these same shafts?

Possibly these markings are residue due to some chemical.


17 posted on 05/31/2011 8:40:13 AM PDT by TheBigIf
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18 posted on 05/31/2011 9:04:21 AM PDT by mikrofon (Chevron seven ... locked)
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Here I sit, broken-hearted ....


19 posted on 05/31/2011 9:12:26 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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Alien Gonzales! I’d recognize him anywhere!


20 posted on 05/31/2011 9:53:30 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Made in America, by proud American citizens, in 1946.)
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