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Comment on History is in the making, but can we piece it back together again? by capric

capric — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:29:48 +0000

You have done really admirable work which is very informative in nature, keep it on…

Comment on Why the aliens did NOT build the pyramids by Kirk

Kirk — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:12:33 +0000

Great read. Really well done. I am left however unsatisfied. I’d like to at least hear these “numerous” theories on how the higher stones came to be. Can you refer me to a colleague perhaps who has more information on this?

Comment on Why the aliens did NOT build the pyramids by Miguel

Miguel — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:53:11 +0000

I understand your pain. I am from Mexico, and I have been raised around the notion that my ancestors the Aztecs and Teotihuacanos built the pyramids in Mexico. And then there are people discussing the idea that aliens built it.
It’s really insulting to heritage and culture.
They should understand that there was intelligence everywhere, including everywhere outside of Rome and Greece.
The Giza pyramids were built by determined architects and incredible stone masons. Same goes with Aztecs, Mayans, etc…
AND, on a side note, people always say that the Mesoamericans worshiped aliens because their deities looked humanoid and came from the sky; this has been proven false, and well known in ACTUAL scientific circles that the gods were discovered well after the ancients saw animals under the influence of pulque, salvia, peyote and other psychoactive substances. Perhaps this is the same result with the ancient Egyptians.
Perhaps conspiracy theorists need to look at the bigger picture, and actually accept trained scholars instead of wading in their own stupidity.

Comment on Why the aliens did NOT build the pyramids by Chloe

Chloe — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:29:47 +0000

Eric there are multiple types of ersion, not just rain

Comment on Why the aliens did NOT build the pyramids by Chloe

Chloe — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:27:59 +0000

Its about time someone told the truth on this matter!

Comment on Why the aliens did NOT build the pyramids by Eric

Eric — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:43:12 +0000

Sorry but I believe the Great Pyramid of Giza was not a tomb. It had a purpose.

Just because it is a pyramid shape doesn’t mean it must be a tomb! Look at our buildings today… Schools, libraries, hospitals, factories… All have the same shape on the outside but how it looks doesn’t matter! It’s what’s inside, it’s functionality that matters.

First red flag is they never have found a body in the pyramids of Giza. But maybe someone removed it right? That weathered sarcophagus in the Kings Chamber did not hold a mummified body… Come on!

Second: there are absolutely no inscriptions of any kind anywhere. To me, this seals the deal it was not a tomb. For a culture obsessed with the afterlife and moving on, they would include something in a supposed chamber. There would have been 5 pointed stars at the minimum.

Third: The pyramid itself is drowning in advanced mathematical and astronomical symbolism from top to bottom.

Another very interesting point is the rain weathering on the carved area around the sphinx, discovered by John Anthony West. You simply can’t explain how this happened unless it was built pre ice age when rain was falling in Giza.

I think it’s important to consider a new timeline of humanity that could help explain the mysteries of our past. Why is it so crazy to think there were advanced civilizations long before the Egyptains as we know them.

Comment on The Women of Egypt and Egyptology: ancient, past, and present by Ioana

Ioana — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:50:43 +0000

Dr. Betsy Bryan – Alexander Badawy Chair in Egyptian Art and Archaeology; Professor Department of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Comment on Why the aliens did NOT build the pyramids by aRTy Shinn

aRTy Shinn — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:45:26 +0000

I dont think aliens built the pyramids, but i do believe in the idea that they are out there.

Comment on Why the aliens did NOT build the pyramids by aRTy Shinn

aRTy Shinn — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:43:00 +0000

I dont think aliens built the pyramids, but i do believe in they are out there.

Comment on Reports of Looting in El Hibeh by Tass

Tass — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:29:04 +0000

Ideas and values of cultural heritage have changed a great deal since the Nineteenth Century. International bodies such as UNESCO, ICOMOS, ICROM and many others have been formed and produced guidance on the management of cultural heritage. The illicit selling and buying of antiquities is now outlawed in many countries including Egypt. However, those criminal gangs doing the looting at places such as Tell el-Hibeh, Gurob and elsewhere are not the biggest criminals; it is the dealers who make an enormous profit and the buyers who ultimately fuel the trade. If there were no buyers then there would be no trade, it is those collectors who have blood on their hands who should be punished along with the petty thieves. Those so-called respectable people who own a looted antiquity are just as guilty of destroying the sites of Egypt as the people doing the looting and every bit as much a criminal.