[Aztlan] Architect claims to solve pyramid secret

[David Hixson]

Since Ivan's post from Friday appears to have been
garbled for many Aztlan recipients, I have copied his
text again below.  
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Hi All--
Many new-agers compare the Old World to the New World
pyramids.
Here's a theory on how the Egyptian pyramids were
built.  How does
this compare to say, Palenque?

Metta,
Ivan

AP/Yahoo 3/30/07:

"Architect claims to solve pyramid secret"

"A French architect claimed Friday to have uncovered
the mystery about 
how
Egypt's Great Pyramid of Khufu was built ‹ with use
of a spiral ramp 
to
hoist huge stone blocks into place.

The construction of the Great Pyramid 4,500 years ago
by Khufu, a ruler 
also
known as Cheops, has long befuddled scientists as to
how its 3 million 
stone
blocks weighing 2.5 tons each were lifted into place.

Ending eight years of study on the subject, architect
Jean-Pierre 
Houdin
released his findings and a computerized 3-D mockup
showing how workers
would have erected the pyramid at Giza outside Cairo."

More:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070330/ap_on_sc/france_pyramid_theory

Slide show (worth a look just for the scenes of a very
1950s-looking, 
3D
glasses-wearing audience):

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/sc/033007pyramids

Website:

http://www.3ds.com/khufu

-- 
Ivan Van Laningham
God N Locomotive Works
http://www.pauahtun.org/
http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html
Army Signal Corps:  Cu Chi, Class of '70
Author:  Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours



 
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