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| Dear Lego: Regarding the Adventurer Series Egypt tile maps, a small nit that I, as a geographer, feel compelled to make: The Pyramids of Cheops are on the west side of the Nile, not the east. This may seem trivial, however, the Pyramids were built (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) The Pyramids at Giza are some of the most fascinating relics in human history, IMHO. James, have you ever read any of Graham Hancock's books? (URL) If you are a Pyramid fan, you will be *completely* absorbed in his works and ideas. For (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) A little while ago I saw a show about this phenomenon on The Learning Channel, where the astronomically significant proportions of the pyramids was described in some detail. Then, as a counter-point, the same type of methodology was applied to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) John: Thanks for the info. on Graham Hancock - I'll definitely look into them. In my mind, the construction of the Pyramids is the greatest unsolved mystery of human history. I don't fall into the camp that believes that they had Alien (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I wouldn't be surprised - the Masons _were_ rather into such things, _and_ they were influential then. See Ghostbusters for significance in buildings ;) Jasper (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) And Foucault's Pendulum, for a _much_ more intricate treatment! Dave! (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, Hancock believes that the construction of Cheops would tax even *20th* century technology, much less a culture that existed 15,000 years ago (which is when, he believes, all of the stuff at Giza was begun). For example, there are only 2 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) century (...) he (...) cranes (...) Cheops. (...) very (...) Ramps? Lots of people with nothing to do after all the crops are harvested? What's so mysterious about that? Tremendous organization was required, but the ancient Egyptians were (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) century (...) he (...) cranes (...) Cheops. (...) very (...) Not to say that there haven't been people willing to undertake the project of reconstructing the Giza Pyramids. An Egyptian businessman was willing to create an attraction in Brown (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) my (...) human (...) unfathomable, (...) really (...) I'm sure you're aware of the Mayan pyramids in Mexico (I believe). Well the idea of alien intervention did have a profound impact on culture, lore, and spirituality among those pyramid (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I think that the Mayan pyramids are in Guatemala, although I might be mistaken. Anyway, I'm willing to digest alien intervention, but what evidence have we? If none of the culural impact surived the millenium, then how do we know that it was (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) mistaken. (...) If (...) Occam's razor: (URL) should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything" No reason to add aliens into the mix to explain the pinacles of ancient human achievements. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) You're right. It is insulting. But, it makes great fiction : ) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Nephilim wrote in message ... (...) the (...) and (...) the (...) we? (...) it (...) I find this interesting. I didn't check the link, but the quote above has a certain je ne sais quoi. While it sounds good, its not believable. Just because five (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) What about the theory that the blocks are a type of cement? That they were poured into place? I don't remember who put forth that theory, but it was on one of the (numerous) shows about the pyramids. Jeff P.S. Did you know that Europe/Africa (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I don't believe it. Sandstone doesn't form naturally that easily, it needs a lot of pressure. Besides, that would mean that they were poured _nearly into place, and then they removed the pouring case from under it - if they had poured it, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I saw a website that had theorized they used water - essentially making an artifical lake, and building a pyramid in it (very simplified), which seemed more feasable than many theories I've heard. <plays the URL hunt game>.. Here: (URL) stuff. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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