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Re:'Big Void' Identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza by virmundi on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:22PM (#15611799)
A) proper digging shouldn’t destroy the monument. B) removal of parts of the structure is how we know what’s in it at all. The same is true for any othe other monuments that are structures. We had to dig through the valley of the kings to find the tombs. If we don’t breech the obstruction, we won’t understand the thing.
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Re:'Big Void' Identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza by interestingcpp on Thursday November 02, 2017 @05:22PM (#15614403)
It seems like this is itself a demonstration there are alternative techniques.
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Re:'Big Void' Identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza by virmundi on Friday November 03, 2017 @01:13AM (#15616851)
There are new techniques for discovering things. Once we know there is a void, at present, no number of muons will help us see details. Perhaps we’ll learn how they built the thing. There are a great many marvels from Egypt that defy our current understanding of their tech.
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Re:'Big Void' Identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza by justinator on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:47PM (#15612034)
It's at the very least, a double-edged sword. You're essentially condoning grave robbing.
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Re:'Big Void' Identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza by kzrdude on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:50PM (#15612054)
Traditional archaeology is well documented, controlled, and destructive.
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Re:'Big Void' Identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza by Piskvorrr on Thursday November 02, 2017 @02:36PM (#15613033)
You two are not in contradiction.
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Re:'Big Void' Identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza by dmix on Friday November 03, 2017 @10:41AM (#15619513)
Except 'grave robbing' implies a malice and questionable morality. There is great value in doing this and well documented/controlled excavation can minimize destruction to the very minimum.
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Re:'Big Void' Identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza by darkmarmot on Thursday November 02, 2017 @07:48PM (#15615446)
This entire planet is one mass grave. We only respect the dead for a limited period of time. (No one who died over 20k years ago has much in the way of cultural defenders...) At the 3k+ range, I think we can get a pass...
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