Ask
The Archaeologist : The Pyramid Debates
When
in doubt, conflict arises. Exciting conflict. Indeed, there are many theories
as to the function, the who, what, why ,where, when and how of the Great
Pyramids. Before starting on this section you should first read the section
on The Great Pyramids. Do check out the Book
Review Section as well. Built by giants, extraterrestrials, for acoustical
amplification, navigation...hypothesizing abounds. Another one of the
theories proposed is the alignment of the pyramids to Orion, as you might
like to compare them below:
Take
note, however, that physically the pyramids would have to be inverted
for this alignment to match from a ground to sky view. The debate rages
on.
"The
evidence that orthodox scholars ignore and misrepresent has mounted up
over the years and stands quietly in the shadows, refusing to go away.
" -Graham
Hancock
"Of
course it is not possible for one reason. Until now there is no evidence
at all that has been found in any place, not only at Giza, but also in
Egypt. People have been excavating in Egypt for the last 200 years. No
single artifact, no single inscription, or pottery, or anything has been
found until now, in any place to predate the Egyptian civilization more
than 5,000 years ago."
-ZAHI
HAWASS, Director General of Giza in a PBS NOVA Interview when asked whether
claims that a great civilization predating ancient dynastic Egypt - one
that existed some 10,500 years B.C. - could have been responsible for
building the pyramids and sculpting the Sphinx.
We got to business and wrote to Paul Haanen, a scholar in the history, prehistory and archaeology of ancient Egypt up to the Old Kingdom; early state formation and computer applications in archaeology.
