Great pyramid entrance tunnel not astronomically aligned

Science Frontiers ^ | Nov-Dec 1985 | William R. Corliss

[SunkenCiv]

Early in the Nineteenth Century, astronomer John Herschel speculated that the ancient Egyptians had constructed the Great Pyramid so that the downwardly slanting entrance would be aligned precisely with the pole star, Thuban (Alpha Draconis), when the star was at its lowest culmination. Over 70 years ago Percival Lowell ran through the calculations and found that Thuban was not near the tunnel's line of sight when the pyramid was constructed (about 2800 BC). No one seems to have listened to Lowell, even though he was quite correct. Most books on the Great Pyramid still insist on the fancied pole star alignment.

[SunkenCiv]

---

Google · Archaeologica · Mirabilis · ArchaeoBlog · Texas AM Anthropology News
Archaeology magazine · Biblical Archaeology Society · Yahoo Anthro & Archaeo
History Podcasts · Science & Nature Podcasts · Excerpt, or Link only? · post a topic

---

[vrwc0915]

what can I say
low bid job for the government unsing slave labor what did you expect

[SunkenCiv]

---

The Pyramids by Miroslav Verner

---

[SunkenCiv]

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.

Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on or off the
"Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list or GGG weekly digest
-- Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)

[null and void]

Just curious, when would it have been aligned with Thuban?

[SunkenCiv]

Egyptian Jurists to Sue 'The Jews' for Compensation for 'Trillions' of Tons of Gold Allegedly Stolen During Exodus from Egypt

[SunkenCiv]

Never, because it dates from the 26th c BC.

[null and void]

OooooooKAY. How about when will it align with Thuban?

(I have one source that says it pointed at the north star in 2155 BC)...

[johnny7]

Wasn't the 'entrance-tunnel' created by arab looters?

[RightWhale]

The star shafts cannot be used to sight stars at any time since they are not straight and the views are blocked.

[wildbill]

But...But...the Great Galacticans came from Thuban to set up our civilization and give us the Pyramid shape and its dimensions to allow us to decipher the secrets of the Universe.

Or maybe not.

[Dustbunny]

I thought that link was a joke until I went to the url. Unbelievable.

[Andonius_99]

I sense many Thetans in you...LOL.

[wyattearp]

low bid job for the government unsing slave labor what did you expect

Actually, according to recent excavations they were not using slave labor. The workers were well housed and fed, and came from all over Egypt for the work. They even left graffiti in the pyramids on their work. Kind of like "upriver stone-cutters rule!" (not exactly what they say, but that's the idea).

[wildbill]

Please! You mean you sense Thubans in me.

My crowd would never consort with Thetans. Why you let one move in and the next thing you know real estate values are down in the whole galaxy.

[JohnCliftn]

...to allow us to decipher the secrets of the Universe

And to sharpen razor blades.

[S0122017]

Democrats would love it.
Except that Jews can countersue: Jews where never payed for the labor performed! Not to mention the mental anguish.
And the jury is still out on whether the pyramid was built by slaves or not, so the pyramid may just have been built by Jews.
End the islamic occupation of the Great Pyramid!

[wildbill]

...to allow us to decipher the secrets of the Universe
And to sharpen razor blades."

Well, that goes without saying. Thubans know what is important to a civilization.

Even as I type, We have some of our people in key positions in Gillette and Schick designing razors with 47 blades for a closer cleaner shave.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, the countersuit would wipe 'em out. The only pyramids built during the captivity were in the Fayyum, and those were mud brick construction, so not much is left of 'em.

---

---

[S0122017]

You get what you pay for