Still Waters Posted December 18, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 18, 2013 A Newport engineer says his discovery about how the Egyptian pyramids were built threatens to shake up the world of archaeology. Peter James revealed to Sarah Dickins how he thinks the accepted theories about pyramid building are wrong. http://www.bbc.co.uk...-wales-25412540 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted December 18, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Does it involve aliens? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted December 18, 2013 #3 Share Posted December 18, 2013 This is excellent. I saw the documentary of this guy and his company doing the restoration work in the Step Pyramid. This man knows what he is doing and talking about. This is a theory from reality, not fantasy. We need to wait to see all his theory before making any conclusions. It may he is correct about some pyramid construction and not others, though this looks very promising, and NO aliens 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted December 18, 2013 #4 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Does it involve aliens? No, and if the gentleman would have kept up with the development in archeology, the inside-out building is one of the accepted theories (though not mainstream) and has been proposed decades ago. And as far as revolutionary: Not much would change... so instead of putting down the outer stones first they put down the inner stones... so what? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladking Posted December 18, 2013 #5 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) The concept of ramps far inside the pyramid as he proposes is improbable. It would require most of the weight of the structure to be taken up inside and then the only means to fill the void would be hauling it up the outside and dumping down into the chasm. Perhaps his idea is more workable idea than what is presented. I do like this part though; "He adds that had that happened, there would still be signs that the ramps had been there." Edited December 18, 2013 by cladking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 18, 2013 #6 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) I had an inkling of this years ago ... just sayin' ... now I'm just waiting for that 'revelation that the 'air shafts' were just to keep track of the chambers and keep them centered as the whole structure was piling up ... and the twenty years time frame is totally impossible ... no matter how the current theories want to pretty up the numbers ... ~edit - bold Edited December 18, 2013 by third_eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylemurph Posted December 18, 2013 #7 Share Posted December 18, 2013 This reporting of a "new theory" is almost as haired-brained as that Idiot group from NC reporting the patch on the Pars Virginiae map like it was new. --Jaylemurph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted December 19, 2013 #8 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) I would have thought that an engineer who has carried out contracts for the Egyptian government in pyramid restoration for the past 18 years, would have a better idea about this than the rest of us sitting on our butts and pontificating from our homes. He is clearly not a nutter or some fantasist, and even though the idea he has it not hot off the press, I would have thought it sensible to read his full report, when it appears, before trashing him. Or is there a new commandment "Thou shalt not have any new ideas about pyramids unless approved by Mark Lehner", and that is no disrespect to Lehner, or Petrie, or Romer for that matter. Edited December 19, 2013 by Kaa-Tzik 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docyabut2 Posted December 19, 2013 #9 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I`d go with Jean-Pierre Houdin`s theory since there was only one ramp found leading to the pyramid, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Houdin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted December 19, 2013 #10 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I would have thought that an engineer who has carried out contracts for the Egyptian government in pyramid restoration for the past 18 years, would have a better idea about this than the rest of us sitting on our butts and pontificating from our homes. He is clearly not a nutter or some fantasist, and even though the idea he has it not hot off the press, I would have thought it sensible to read his full report, when it appears, before trashing him. Or is there a new commandment "Thou shalt not have any new ideas about pyramids unless approved by Mark Lehner", and that is no disrespect to Lehner, or Petrie, or Romer for that matter. Refer to Post #4, as "the rest of us" are doing no such thing. Many Egyptologists and laymen alike know that Houdin's theory is, in the least, one of many possible ways the GP was constructed. And more often than not those you mention as "pontificating from our homes" are of the variety that don't have a meaningful knowledgebase of AE society to begin making such pronouncements with, yet feel the need to share their ignorance with everyone else as if said ignorance is a fact. cormac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted December 19, 2013 #11 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The article doesn't say that he's spent 18 years working on pyramids. He's spent that time working on various other monuments and has done work on the step pyramid, not the pyramids at Giza. I ntice from the article he's made this announcement before bringing it up with any archaeologists. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted December 20, 2013 #12 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Refer to Post #4, as "the rest of us" are doing no such thing. Many Egyptologists and laymen alike know that Houdin's theory is, in the least, one of many possible ways the GP was constructed. And more often than not those you mention as "pontificating from our homes" are of the variety that don't have a meaningful knowledgebase of AE society to begin making such pronouncements with, yet feel the need to share their ignorance with everyone else as if said ignorance is a fact. cormac Who is ignorant?, who does not have a "meanigful knowledgebase of AE society"? and who needs to "share their ignorance"? For myself, and until anything more compelling appears, I rather like the Houdin theory. Still seems odd that this guy from Wales is jumped on before he even has a chance to have his say. He is hardly in the fringe league, is he.... Edited December 20, 2013 by Kaa-Tzik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted December 20, 2013 #13 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) The article doesn't say that he's spent 18 years working on pyramids. He's spent that time working on various other monuments and has done work on the step pyramid, not the pyramids at Giza. I ntice from the article he's made this announcement before bringing it up with any archaeologists. No one has said he has worked on the GP, and his company has worked on Egyptian monuments for 18 years. It may well not have been him at every single site, but he was certainly at the Step Pyramid, and he has the 18 years of experience of his company to use. And why does he have to consult archeologists first?, how do you know he has not had conversations with archeologists and Egyptologists. After 18 years working on Egyptian monuments I would be very surprised if he has not spoken many times with them. He is a structural engineer, can he not make statements on his own behalf about this, or does he first have to clear everything with experts designated by members of this forum, in order not to be accused of being a shareholder in Bacofoil. Edited December 20, 2013 by Kaa-Tzik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted December 20, 2013 #14 Share Posted December 20, 2013 As mentioned elsewere this is not a new theory, and at the end of the article he states he's going to share his idea with archaeologist, obviously he hasn't talked with them first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie B Herd Posted December 20, 2013 #15 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I don't buy into it....not so new. The Egyptians may have used this method in some structures, BUT except for in the obvious places, pyramids are SOLID stone, stacked one on top of the other. Internal ramps may have been used, but then removed and replaced w/ stone blocks as the work progressed upward. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and a pyramid is only as strong as its base. The possibility of the use of multiple cranes @ the same time should also be considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted December 20, 2013 #16 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I don't buy into it....not so new. The Egyptians may have used this method in some structures, BUT except for in the obvious places, pyramids are SOLID stone, stacked one on top of the other. Internal ramps may have been used, but then removed and replaced w/ stone blocks as the work progressed upward. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and a pyramid is only as strong as its base. The possibility of the use of multiple cranes @ the same time should also be considered. The problem with the crane theory is that the physics don't jive...besides that the pulley was not invented until 1000 years later. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie B Herd Posted December 20, 2013 #17 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Just because OUR physics don't jive doesn't mean they couldn't build one. Pulleys helpful, but not absolutely necessary. (Assuming that they didn't have them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted December 20, 2013 #18 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Just because OUR physics don't jive doesn't mean they couldn't build one. Pulleys helpful, but not absolutely necessary. (Assuming that they didn't have them.) There is no our physics or their physics. That works the same for all. It may have different names but not different functions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaentum Posted December 20, 2013 #19 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The concept of ramps far inside the pyramid as he proposes is improbable. It would require most of the weight of the structure to be taken up inside and then the only means to fill the void would be hauling it up the outside and dumping down into the chasm. Perhaps his idea is more workable idea than what is presented. I do like this part though; "He adds that had that happened, there would still be signs that the ramps had been there." I would love to be at the conference when he mentions that and see the look on his face when they ask him about the remains of the ramps that have been found. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladking Posted December 20, 2013 #20 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I would love to be at the conference when he mentions that and see the look on his face when they ask him about the remains of the ramps that have been found. There are no ramp remains on any great pyramid except a couple that point to the BOTTOM of the pyramid and could have been used to take stone to the pyramid base. The real question is ho were the stones lifted in order to create the stack we call a pyramid. His method would account for 80% of the weight but can't account for the top (the hard part). There's hearsay that a "ramp" at Meidum points higher up but so far as I know no scientfic measurements have been done and no such picture can be found on the net. I'm sure this guy is probably acquainted with all the basic facts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie B Herd Posted December 20, 2013 #21 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The stones were lifted by CRANES. Sm stones, balloons and palm tree trunks will not support a 5 MILLION TON structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted December 20, 2013 #22 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Who is ignorant?, who does not have a "meanigful knowledgebase of AE society"? and who needs to "share their ignorance"? For myself, and until anything more compelling appears, I rather like the Houdin theory. Still seems odd that this guy from Wales is jumped on before he even has a chance to have his say. He is hardly in the fringe league, is he.... If you make even a modest attempt to read many of the threads/posts within this part of UM concerning pyramid constructioin I'm sure that you'll be able to answer that question for yourself, rather quickly. And if you'd actually noticed I didn't say anything against Houdin's theory. There are a few things wrong with this guys claim, such as: 1) He's shown no actual evidence of anything that has negated or replaced all other theories of pyramid construction, nor is his theory new, but more like a variation of already extant theories on the subject of pyramid construction. 2) He's published no professional papers nor apparently consulted Egyptologists about his idea. He's also not shown any evidence for, nor understanding of, what technologies are evidenced from the period of pyramid construction. 3) His experience with his company regardless of duration and in and of itself is irrelevant to the construction of any pyramid. Unless you'd like to claim that he's either found blueprints of said pyramids construction or that he's been around for 4000+ years, both of which I doubt you'd claim. cormac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted December 20, 2013 #23 Share Posted December 20, 2013 There are no ramp remains on any great pyramid except a couple that point to the BOTTOM of the pyramid and could have been used to take stone to the pyramid base. The real question is ho were the stones lifted in order to create the stack we call a pyramid. His method would account for 80% of the weight but can't account for the top (the hard part). There's hearsay that a "ramp" at Meidum points higher up but so far as I know no scientfic measurements have been done and no such picture can be found on the net. I'm sure this guy is probably acquainted with all the basic facts. Interesting, as many of us have been saying the same for years and you've claimed many times that no such ramps exist. cormac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted December 20, 2013 #24 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Interesting, as many of us have been saying the same for years and you've claimed many times that no such ramps exist. cormac Well, either it was a lapsus or to the contrary of our prejudice he is actually capable of learning after all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted December 21, 2013 #25 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) If you make even a modest attempt to read many of the threads/posts within this part of UM concerning pyramid constructioin I'm sure that you'll be able to answer that question for yourself, rather quickly. And if you'd actually noticed I didn't say anything against Houdin's theory. There are a few things wrong with this guys claim, such as: 1) He's shown no actual evidence of anything that has negated or replaced all other theories of pyramid construction, nor is his theory new, but more like a variation of already extant theories on the subject of pyramid construction. 2) He's published no professional papers nor apparently consulted Egyptologists about his idea. He's also not shown any evidence for, nor understanding of, what technologies are evidenced from the period of pyramid construction. 3) His experience with his company regardless of duration and in and of itself is irrelevant to the construction of any pyramid. Unless you'd like to claim that he's either found blueprints of said pyramids construction or that he's been around for 4000+ years, both of which I doubt you'd claim. cormac You seem to be putting words in my mouth and assuming that you know what posts in this forum I have read. I have not even defended this guy's theory, or knocked it, as I do not know exactly what material he is to present, and neither do you or anybody else on this forum. I would think it wise to wait and see what he says, before presuming to know what he is to say and knocking him for, what exactly, simply for the sake of it. If he's wrong, then trash him, but doing it before he even presents his case is preposterous. Edited December 21, 2013 by Kaa-Tzik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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