The Pyramids of Egypt

"The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt.
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The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found at Saqqara, northwest of Memphis. The earliest among these is the Pyramid of Djoser (constructed 2630 BC–2611 BC) which was built during the third dynasty. This pyramid and its surrounding complex were designed by the architect Imhotep, and are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry.
The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built. The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence."
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The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found at Saqqara, northwest of Memphis. The earliest among these is the Pyramid of Djoser (constructed 2630 BC–2611 BC) which was built during the third dynasty. This pyramid and its surrounding complex were designed by the architect Imhotep, and are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry.
The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built. The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence."
- Text and image from Wikipedia entry for "Egyptian pyramids" (accessed 11/8/2015)
Blog Posts and Articles
- "Alternative Historians Unite to Claim Wadi-al-Jarf Papyri Do Not Prove Khufu Built the Great Pyramid" (Jason Colavito, 10/8/2016)
- "Why Do Some People Think There Was a Lost "Black" Pyramid on the Giza Plateau?" (Jason Colavito, 9/14/2016)
- "Now Available Online: Al-Suyuti's "Treatise on the Pyramids," Another Collection of Pyramid Lore" (Jason Colavito, 7/14/2016)
- "The Secret Source Behind the Curse of King Tut" (Jason Colavito, 6/10/2016)
- "Megan Fox's Pyramid Conspiracy; Plus: The Martian Meteor Hieroglyphs of 1897" (Jason Colavito, 6/6/2016)
- "Did Holographic Brain Upgrades Give Egyptians the Plans for the Great Pyramid?" (Jason Colavito, 5/1/2016)
- "Are Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid Warning of a Meteor Strike in 2020?" (Jason Colavito, 4/22/2016)
- "The Victorian Vicar Who Thought the Nephilim Built Stonehenge and the Pyramids" (Jason Colavito, 3/13/2016)
- "Susan Brind Morrow Claims Egyptologists Have Completely Misunderstood the Pyramid Texts" (Jason Colavito, 2/26/2016)
- "Radio Host Excited That Manly P. Hall Suggested Giants Built the Pyramids" (Jason Colavito, 12/19/2015)
- "Ben Carson and the Pyramids" (Michael Heiser, 11/11/2015)
- "Did a French Egyptologist Find an Alien's Stasis Chamber in the Great Pyramid in 1988?" (Jason Colavito, 10/5/2015)
- "The Remarkable Influence of a Wrongly Attributed Quotation about the Pyramids" (Jason Colavito, 1/18/2015)
- "10 Bizarre Theories About The Pyramids That DON'T Involve Aliens" (Mark Strauss, 10/22/2014)
- "Pyramids of Egypt Aliens Theory Debunked? Scientists Say Building Technique Was Quite Simple" (Russell Westerholm, University Herald, 5/2/2014)
- "The Alleged Alignment of the Giza Pyramids with the Constellation Orion" (Michael Heiser, 4/14/2014)
- "BBC’s Head-in-the-Sand Report on “New” Pyramid Building Theory" (Michael Heiser, 12/18/2013)
"Did the Great Pyramid's Sarcophagus Hold the Ark of the Covenant?" (Jason Colavito, 7/2/2013) - "The Facing Stones of the Large Pyramids—An Interview with Jean-Pierre Houdin" (Shemsu Sesen, 5/9/2013)
- "How the Pyramid Builders May Have Found Their True North" (Glen Dash, AERAGRAM 14(1): 8-14)
- "Is the Great Pyramid the Continents' "Center of Gravity"?" (Jason Colavito, 11/21/2012)
- "The Pyramids and the Flood in Near Eastern Myth" (Jason Colavito, 11/19/2012)
- "No, Really, There is No Secret Code in the Pyramids" (Mark Strauss, Smithsonian Magazine, September 2012)
- "Planetary Alignment Pyramid Scheme" (Phil Plait, 8/20/2012)
- “"We Couldn’t Build the Great Pyramid Today” – We Could Do Better" (Michael Heiser, 7/3/2012)
- "Pyramidiocy in the "Ancient Texts"" (Jason Colavito, 2/3/2012)
- "A New Old Journal Article on the Great Pyramid’s Celestial Alignment" (Michael Heiser, 9/13/2011)
- "Building the Pyramids – It’s Not a Mystery" (Michael Heiser, 3/28/2011)
- "Has Houdin Discovered Two Hidden Chambers Inside the Great Pyramid?" (Michael Heiser, 1/31/2011)
- "Another Pyramid Building with Concrete Theory" (Egyptology News, 11/30/2010)
- "How the Pyramids Were Built: Aliens Not Needed Once Again" (Michael Heiser, 9/25/2010)
- "Did Jewish Slaves Build the Pyramids?" (Brian Dunning, 2/2/2010)
- "Alien Fetus in King Tut’s Tomb?" (Michael Heiser, 7/24/2009)
Other Online Media
- "Who Built the Pyramids and Why? – Ancient Aliens Debunked Podcast" (Ancient Aliens Debunked podcast, 10/9/2013)
- "Ancient Aliens Debunked: The Pyramids" (segment of 2012 film by Chris White)
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