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Topic started on 20-9-2005 @ 02:33 PM by Byrd
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Collecting scholarly links on the Pyramids and sphynx.
No speculative, stuff, please. In 3 weeks I'll clean this topic up and we'll leave the "best of" as a list of resources for folks.
When posting a link, post a sentence or two on what it's about as well as giving us the link.
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reply posted on 20-9-2005 @ 03:08 PM by Rren
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Abstract(or purchase full article)- A Geomorphological Study of
the Giza Necropolis, with Implications for the Development of the Site Archaeometry, Volume 43, Number 1, January 2001, pp. 149-165(17)
by: Colin D.Reader
Arguing that the Spinx pre-dates Kufu by 3-6 centuries, and was possibly a sacred site connected to an early solar cult. Mostly based on some
archealogical finds and rock erosion on the Sphinx.
Redating the Sphinx: The Debate
Web page by various authors dealing with the debate over the age of the Sphinx.
Redating the Great Sphinx of Giza by Associate-Professor Robert Schoch (KMT 1992)
Quote from that page:
 In presenting the hypothesis that initial carving of the Great Sphinx of Giza may predate its traditional attribution, it appears that I have
stirred up much controversy within the Egyptological/archaeological community.[26] I have no desire to be the proponent of a controversial hypothesis;
I am simply advocating a tentative assumption that, in my opinion, best fits the evidence. My purpose is not to be dogmatic-I do not claim to have the
'truth"-but simply to present a testable hypothesis relative to the age of the Sphinx. 
Hope this is what your looking for Byrd(not sure if you'd consider these "scholary links") these three links are all related to the same topic,
which is rather controvercial so i figured what better place than ATS.
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reply posted on 20-9-2005 @ 04:05 PM by Odium
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The Great Pyramid, Egypt from Sacred Sites
The Great Pyramid is the most substantial ancient structure in the world - and the most mysterious. According to prevailing archaeological theory -
and there is absolutely no evidence to confirm this idea - the three pyramids on the Giza plateau are funerary structures of three kings of the fourth
dynasty (2575 to 2465 BC). The Great Pyramid, attributed to Khufu (Cheops) is on the right of the photograph, the pyramid attributed to Khafra
(Chephren) next to it, and that of Menkaura (Mycerinus) the smallest of the three. The Great Pyramid was originally 481 feet, five inches tall (146.7
meters) and measured 755 feet (230 meters) along its sides. Covering an area of 13 acres, or 53,000 square meters, it is large enough to contain the
European cathedrals of Florence, Milan, St. Peters, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's. Constructed from approximately 2.5 million limestone blocks
weighing on average 2.6 tons each, its total mass is more than 6.3 million tons (representing more building material than is to be found in all the
churches and cathedrals built in England since the time of Christ). The Great Pyramid was originally encased in highly polished, smooth white
limestone and capped, according to legend, by a perfect pyramid of black stone, probably onyx. Covering an area of 22 acres the white limestone casing
was removed by an Arab sultan in AD 1356 in order to build mosques and fortresses in nearby Cairo. Herodotus, the great Greek geographer, visited in
the fifth century BC. Strabo, a Greco / Roman historian, came in the first century AD. Abdullah Al Mamun, son of the Caliph of Baghdad, forced the
first historically recorded entrance in AD 820, and Napoleon was spellbound when he beheld the fantastic structure in 1798.

As far as I am concerned that's the best site for an alternative view on the pyramids and doesn't run off on a tangent.
I still think we need an Egyptian, Atlantis, etc sub-forum though. :|
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reply posted on 20-9-2005 @ 06:55 PM by Rren
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Virtual Pyramids: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s Giza Archives Project
Peter Der Manuelian, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Abstract
A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is allowing the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to digitize and integrate all its diverse media archives
from forty years of excavations at the famous Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. 
And here's a link to the Museum of Fine Arts' Giza Archives Project
 This evolving resource will serve as a centralized online repository for all archaeological activity at the Giza Necropolis, beginning with the
Harvard University - Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavations. 
A good resource if you need to look up a specific artifact, tomb, monument etc.. An "eMuseum" is a pretty cool idea
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reply posted on 23-9-2005 @ 12:05 AM by Rren
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Duke Papyrus Archive
 The Duke Papyrus Archive provides electronic access to texts about and images of nearly 1400 papyri from ancient Egypt. The target audience
includes: papyrologists, ancient historians, archaeologists, biblical scholars, classicists, Coptologists, Egyptologists, students of literature and
religion and all others interested in ancient Egypt. 
Research Articles about How and Why the Great Pyramid was Built
 The Pharaoh's Pump foundation is a nonprofit foundation dedicated in understanding how the Great Pyramid was built and why the Original
Builders constructed this wonder of the world. Also we want to reverse engineer the ancient lost high technology relating to the Great Pyramid's
construction and operation so that this ancient high technology can be used to help our modern yet troubled world. 
The Upuaut Project
 This web site contains a complete scientific report about the investigation of the so-called "air shafts"
inside the Great Pyramid of Cheops, and all related additional information.
It includes a set of 4 extremely detailed CAD drawings,
27 explanatory graphics and 61 original photos. 
The Giza Plateau Mapping Project
 The Giza Plateau Mapping Project, under the direction of Mark Lehner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Egyptian archaeology at the Oriental
Institute, is dedicated to research on the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great
Pyrimids, the associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity 
The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit
 Organized by date and dynasty, this site provides brief descriptions of events and important people for each period. The Culture and Religion
exhibits provide information on topics including medicine, calendars, and hieroglyphics. The Archaeology exhibit includes a history of Egyptology,
archaeological sites, daily life in Ancient Egypt, and weird theories. 
There's a ton of stuff out there, i did my best to filter through them and pick out the most usefull resources. Hope they're helpful.
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reply posted on 26-3-2008 @ 07:19 PM by 23Eulogy23
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There is a Symbol in one of the pyramids called the flower of life
That was actually lasered into the wall, Its one of the greatest mysteries, There is also carvings of helicopters and submersibles on some of the
walls
lineout.thestranger.com...
[edit on 26-3-2008 by 23Eulogy23]
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reply posted on 26-3-2008 @ 07:28 PM by earth2
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Originally posted by 23Eulogy23
There is a Symbol in one of the pyramids called the flower of life
That was actually lasered into the wall, Its one of the greatest mysteries, ....
[edit on 26-3-2008 by 23Eulogy23] 
Where did you learn this, very interesting.
I wanna see, got a link?
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reply posted on 9-5-2008 @ 07:47 PM by Valdis
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I don't have a link but I am watching a video right now made by Michael Tsarian... he mentions the Flower of Life being lasered into the walls of The
Temple of Abydos.
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