The Halls of Amenti Have Been Discovered Under the Giza Plateau

[Harte]

The Saharan Wet Period extended into the 4th Dynasty in the area of Giza.
Schoch didn't know that when he wrote his fringe BS, not that it would have stopped him.
Regarding the C14 date ranges, most people don't know that new carbon is only added to a tree in the heart of the tree.
In long-lived trees, wood from near the bark of a tree can be hundreds of years older than wood from the heart of the same tree.
Now, look up how long Lebanese cedars live.

Lastly, new technology has allowed scans of the walls of the relieving chambers above the King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid, and previously unknown writings have been found. This is within the last couple of years so many people don't know about it.
One of the gang name graffities mentions a specific year in the reign of Khufu.

Harte

[Hanslune]

And the debate rages on.

"The Great Sphinx of Giza is generally dated to around 2500 BCE, during the reign of Pharaoh Khafre. However, some geologists propose that the Sphinx could be older, dating back to 7000 to 5000 BCE, based on water erosion patterns that suggest prolonged rainfall during that period. Proponents of this theory, including Robert Schoch, argue that the erosion is indicative of a wetter climate, which would have been more common during the African Humid Period around 10,500 BCE. Critics, however, point out that the erosion patterns are consistent with wind and sand erosion, and there is no archaeological evidence to support the idea of an earlier civilization capable of constructing the Sphinx. 

Wikipedia+3"

Yeah and it will continue, one other area is to look at the Sphinx temple made of limestone taken from around the statue. That and Khafre's valley temple also made from stone from the same source. I currently cannot get to the 1995 study to see if they did those two structures. After a search found the original document no C-14 was done. As far as I can tel lthose two sites may not have been C-14 of course they may also have not used gypsum mortar. Have to re-read this to see if it mentions dating: https://www.academia.edu/59038801/Khafre...mans_Guide

[Byrd]

Maybe so, but his main point was that the same sites are occupied by multiple generations and differing cultures more often than not, what’s is dated to the Iron Age can go back to Bronze Age, even the Stone Age. Temples are built and remodelled or repurposed over time. So just because we have evidence of one era, doesn’t mean the it wasn’t previously built in another.

Archaeologists run into this all the time.  They've got some good tools to separate out layers -- and they can do things like figure out which blocks belonged to a different temple and even restore some long-destroyed temples and buildings (the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut comes to mind.)

[Harte]

Yeah and it will continue, one other area is to look at the Sphinx temple made of limestone taken from around the statue. That and Khafre's valley temple also made from stone from the same source. I currently cannot get to the 1995 study to see if they did those two structures. After a search found the original document no C-14 was done. As far as I can tel lthose two sites may not have been C-14 of course they may also have not used gypsum mortar. Have to re-read this to see if it mentions dating: https://www.academia.edu/59038801/Khafre...mans_Guide

IIRC, the Valley Temple was dated with thermoluminescence and the Sphinx Temple with C14.
Might have that backwards.
I see the University of Arizona now requires logins to read the C14 Old Kingdom assay I've been referencing for 20 years.
Found it again, though. I didn't have it backwards. Link below:

https://intchron.org/doi/10.1017/s0033822200038558

Harte

[Hanslune]

IIRC, the Valley Temple was dated with thermoluminescence and the Sphinx Temple with C14.
Might have that backwards.
I see the University of Arizona now requires logins to read the C14 Old Kingdom assay I've been referencing for 20 years.
Found it again, though. I didn't have it backwards. Link below:

https://intchron.org/doi/10.1017/s0033822200038558

Harte

Yes, I noted that requirement from the UA also but found another source for it. Re read it and neither seemed to have been part of the study.

[Harte]

Yes, I noted that requirement from the UA also but found another source for it. Re read it and neither seemed to have been part of the study.

The Sphinx temple is listed.

Harte

[Hanslune]

The Sphinx temple is listed.

Harte

Dang yeah it is, thanks odd its not formatted the same as other entries no mean age for the three samples

[Playswithmachine]

While i applaud the fact that Harwas is gone, he refused to entertain any alternative views and refused access to the sites for decades, i see no proof for the 'giant pillars' or 'huge caverns' exposed by SAR sat images.
 SAR can penetrate (at best) just a few inches into the ground. The anomalies in the images come from vibrations & movements on the ground relative to the satellite. It's like trying to take a hi-res photo of someone 2 miles away, who is also jumping up & down.

GPR can go way deeper, it uses much lower frequencies, but also requires someone to physically map out every foot of ground with a big coil on a trolley.
This is of course very time consuming & tedious work, and it all comes down to money.

I would think the better option is to use dozens of tiny drones & robots to explore the chambers, using glass fibre links so we can get reliable real-time data. I know some people have done this, including a german scientist, and even then Harwas tried to block every effort, and only grudgingly gave permission on a few occasions.

[Harte]

While i applaud the fact that Harwas is gone, he refused to entertain any alternative views and refused access to the sites for decades...

This part is simply wrong, but you got the rest of it right.

Harte

[Playswithmachine]

I daresay i could be wrong there, i 'm not an archaeology buff. But i hate all the bs video's on YooToob claiming some great discovery based on gross misinterpretation of the facts.
Social media is destroying scientific integrity, people are too easily led these days. Just look at the resurgence of flat-earthers.
Still, it's always good for a laugh