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i expect you are celebrating Howard Carter's 138^th birthday today Clad.


Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist known for having a primary role in the discovery of the tomb of 14^th-century BC pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Actually I have to confess I missed it altogether :wink:

There's a supposed curse associated with this and a bunch of people who were involved were dead in a few years. It's mostly fantasy but it makes good copy to sell papers.

I finally managed to get an image posted. This sucker essentially proves that ramps weren't used to build great pyramids. This shows a five step pyramid of 81' 3" steps under the Great Pyramid. They lifted stones 81' 3" at a time because they had only 100' ropes and that's how high you can lift stones using counterweights.