Wansleb first accurately counted 206 courses at the Great Pyramid in 1672, noting summit pits that may have held a statue. Later Egyptology dismissed this and other historical accounts as unreliable. 🔱
Historical testimonies about Great Pyramid summit overlooked by Egyptology
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Key facts
- Johan Michael Wansleb in 1672 was first explorer to accurately count 206 courses of the Great Pyramid
- Wansleb's 1678 English translation stated the summit had 'great pits which were to keep a colossus from falling over'
- Wansleb's original Italian manuscript described 'the top is not flat even but made in this manner' showing bases for a statue
- Nathaniel Davidson in 1765 sketched the remaining six stones of course 206 and measured its thickness
- James Dawkins in 1751 measured course 206 as 3 feet 1 inch thick
- Egyptology has historically dismissed inconvenient data about the Great Pyramid dating back to Strabo's account of a doorway in 23 AD
- The video argues Egyptology has greatly underestimated the reliability of past accounts and discarded important clues to fit modern narratives
- Wansleb's observations led him to believe a statue was once placed on top, likely based on Herodotus' account of statues on pyramids at Lake Maris
Sources
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