The Casing Stones & Pyramidion of The Great Pyramid @HistoryforGRANITE

History for GRANITE | The Casing Stones & Pyramidion of The Great Pyramid @HistoryforGRANITE | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Reconstructions of the Great Pyramid often show it glistening and smooth with an enormous gilded capstone. But how realistic is this?

The history of how Egyptian pyramids lost their casing stones is a tale of physics and greed, with only the Bent Pyramid of Dahshur escaping the fate of being entirely plundered.

But were the tips of the pyramids really covered in gold? How big could the capstones (pyramidions) really have been?

We examine the history of these pyramidions and what the evidence suggests about how they might have looked on top of the 4th dynasty megaliths.

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0:00 Intro
1:16 Tura limestone casing
2:06 Thermal expansion
3:23 Quarrying stones
4:13 Khafre casing stones
5:00 Pyramidions
6:47 Smaller pyramid capstones
7:41 [correction] Khafre's missing top is closer to 3 meters
8:18 Visual impact of contrast

First View of this Pyramid Construction Technique

$The Red Pyramids strange inner sanctum The Red Pyramid of Dahshur is the most commonly attributed monument for the burial of pharaoh Sneferu. A superficial look at the pyramid makes it appear to adopt classic mastaba defensive principles. When taking a closer look at significant design features, the Red Pyramid seems to abandon the opportunity to be the most secure pyramid ever built. Instead, its pyramid complex remains incomplete and the mystery of its hidden upper chamber is laid bare. Join this channel to get access to livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDWboBDVnIsGdYSK3KUO0hQ/join Keith Hamiltons guide to the Red Pyramid can be found here: https://www.academia.edu/34692828/The_Red_Pyramid_A_laymans_guide Eratta: The Bent Pyramid has a longer descending corridor, but being fractured it couldnt be plugged as much. 0:00 Intro 1:28 Red Pyramid nickname 2:02 Snefrus 3 pyramids 3:05 Tomb security 3:55 [correction] 2nd longest corridor 4:20 Pyramid entrance 5:24 Descending corridor plugging? 6:16 Locating the upper chamber 7:34 Upper corridor ceiling 9:36 No camouflage evidence 10:37 Upper floor excavation 13:39 Search for burials$

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