The World's Oldest Papyrus and What It Can Tell Us About the Great Pyramids

Smithsonian ^ | Monday, September 28, 2015 | Alexander Stille

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from The Eloquent Peasant blog entry:

Merer's logbook, including mention of pyramid ('Horizon of Khufu')

Wadi el-Jarf papyri in situ, photo by G. Pollin

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Fascinating. And makes sense.

I wonder if any of the prior civilizations ever came close to creating some kind of long range communication.

I guess the answer is obviously no.

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Note: this topic is from 09/29/2015. Just a re-ping.

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