[papercreters] Egyptian Concrete

Hi Perry,

 

Although I am also partial to paranormal research, the idea of cast concrete in the Great Pyramid is at best a hypothesis.   If you believe that all Egyptologists except Zahi agree on this, how about some proof to that effect?  

 

First of all, Egyptologists are not the ones who would know.   This is a subject for geologists and those trained in the microscopic analysis of stone.   This hypothesis of cast concrete has been around for decades, but as recently as 2007 a fellow named Dipayan Jana, a petrographer, made a presentation to the ICMA (International Cement Microscopy Association).   He concludes that "we are far from accepting even as a remote possibility of a "manmade" origin of pyramid stones."

 

I don't know what you mean by "stone stone" that looks like concrete or the copper pieces you reference.   Nor have I ever heard of the "oldest known record" saying that the Great Pyramid was built in two weeks.   This would be impossible even if most of the pyramid was built from caste concrete, which even the proponents of the theory do not claim.    The only way the Pyramid could have been built in months rather than years would be by the use of some alien technology as yet unknown to us.

 

Another thing -- if there was a type of concrete used in the Great Pyramid, it was certainly different from the type the Romans used since the ingredients were very different.   But let's hear more about your sources.

 

Neal 

 

 

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From: "Perry Way"   

Actually there is merit to what Smitty mentioned.  There are illustrious Egyptologists out there in the world who all agree, the center "stones" were poured into molds.  There is no "strata" to them at all.  They look like an aggregate was mixed very evenly throughout.  The only Egyptologist that I know of in this world who still thinks they are actual carved stones is Zahi Hawass (spelling?) 

The external stones, any of the ones open to the elements, and the stones that are visible in any of the interior spaces are all stone stone.  It really looks like it's concrete.

Also, there are these copper pieces that are meant to keep the "stones" from moving apart, and a lot of people who have studied them think the grooves where the copper piece ties the two stones together appear to be stamped, not carved.

Also, the oldest known record of any kind on the pyramids suggests that the great pyramid was built in about two weeks.  It would seem possible if they were using anything at all similar to Roman Concrete which would set overnight and ready to use the following day.

What else?  I'm kind up up on this topic considering the paranormal angle (paranormal is one of my top subjects).

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Neal Chabot <sire@comcast.net> wrote:

 

It makes sense only if the Egyptians used concrete, which they did not.

Neal

 

From: "Smitty"  

I read somewhere that the egyptians used
concrete and not huge stones to build the pyramids.
Could the Romans have used the Egyptian's
formula ? Makes sense. . .

Smitty

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