Anthropology
Related: About this forumHere's an odd Great Pyramid story about that obscure Khufu cartouche
Egypt's ministry of antiquities has decided to impose penalties on two German amateur archaeologists who stole samples of King Khufu's cartouche from a small compartment above his burial chamber in the great pyramid.
During a meeting Sunday, the Permanent Committee of the Ministry of the State of Antiquities (MSA) condemned such action and described it as a great violation of Egypt's ancient heritage, and the great pyramid in particular - the only surviving monument of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Section at the MSA, Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, told Ahram Online that the committee has prohibited any archaeological cooperation between the MSA and Dresden University, who supported the work of the German archaeologists, as well as the scientific laboratory where the stolen and smuggled samples were analysed.
The findings of both archaeologists have been rejected, as they were carried out by amateurs not expert archaeologists, Maqsoud asserted.
The results cast doubt on the construction date of the great pyramid and consequently the pharaoh for which it was built. The results suggest that the pyramid was built in an era proceeding [sic] Khufu's reign.
"This is totally false and nonsensical," said Ahmed Saeed, professor of ancient Egyptian civilisation at Cairo University. He explains that accurate scientific research dates the cartouche within an era after the reign of Khufu.
http://www.dailygrail.com/Hidden-History/2013/11/German-Archaeologists-Suggest-the-Great-Pyramid-was-Built-Khufu
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)than a scientist.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)and the independent lab report.
They should have never of done it
but I'm curious of the results
Maybe I can find more on German sites.
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)It sounds like they are discrediting the archaeologists based on their claims - why would Dresden University be sponsoring amateurs? Perhaps they were students in a graduate program rather than having doctorates? Still, their results (whether they hold up or not) do not justify their actions.