Great Wonders: The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza
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- Опубликовано: 9 окт 2014
- Dr. David Silverman, Curator-in-Charge, Penn Museum, Egyptian Section, presents the opening lecture in the Great Wonders Lecture Series. The most recognized of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Giza's pyramids and Sphinx have fascinated humankind for more than 5,500 years. At 240 feet long and almost 70 feet high, the Sphinx is Egypt's largest statue; at a height of 481 feet, the Great Pyramid was the world's tallest built structure for several thousand years. Many questions, debates, and theories focus on their purpose, age, origin, and creators. Did indigenous peoples, slaves, or ancient aliens build them? Did secret chambers lie within? Could pyramids magically preserve their contents? Did the elements in the solar system guide their placement on the Giza plateau?
To figure out who built the Great Pyramid, check the township building permits.
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Great presentation! Thank you Penn!
Thanks for this lecture!
These numbers for staffing and grouping for men to build this are so arbitrary. If you don't know exactly how it was built, how do you know how many people it took. "100,000 sounds like a good number right?"
Should have added the Q&A session.
The water marks on the sphinx tells us they are much older then 2500BC more like 11400 years old
So many valid questions about the validity of these old presumptions these days. How about addressing them?
there are remains of large docks or piers all around the plateau
during the yearly flood the plateau was a island
speculation on tomb in the great pyramid
Thank you very much David - nice to be on the receiving side for a change, even though I only understand things in metres! Actually, I'm giving this talk tomorrow & I was thinking while watching this that I would be saying mostly the same things. So it looks like we both got it right! Actually, this is the first time I've heard an American pronounce Abydos correctly!
Colin Groves
Easy on the Back-Patting Colin.
“Looks like We GOT IT RIGHT!” ???
Shoch, West, and Hancock would Disagree.
If Your presentation is about the same, that’s Sad.
I hope you’re a better public speaker at least...Lord Have Mercy :(
Acknowledge the Knowledge.
Conjecture..
Period....Yet, there it is...
Can it be revived?
I've heard behind the ear on the sphinx there is a secret button or lever that opens a secret room full of ancient knowledge.give it a shot someone
There was no cap stone.it had a jewel on top and gold
"Arise". It looked like a DEVO hat!
Please. Energy Dome.
Pyramid translates to... wheat cake!? I always thought it was 'fire within'...'
Probably the priests made sure he was king because he showed reapect for old ways.
They had advanced technology... Lost technology, if you know what I mean...
Those workers weren't cutting and sanding the stones like we are told. If they were doing that, they would STILL be building it
This guy unaware of Herodotus, Diodorus siculus, Strabo and Plutarc. They all were roughly 2200 year ago in Egypt and did extensive research on pyramid, they also asked questions to local priests who built this pyramid, they said we don't know because it was built before great flood.
Mates, please listen views of Erich Von Daniken, everything will be clear regarding pyramids. Savvy?
Maybe they built pyramids to PREVENT aliens from landing flying saucers on them.
(Spoiler alert - launch pads and runways tend to be flat)
this guy made the most interesting subject boring
He um, managed to *lip smack* his way into *empty pause* utter tedium.
He feels uncomfortable speaking in front of a crowd or camera, doesn't seem familiar with his lecture, doesn't even sound like he feels good.
Hope he doesn't have students.
Where is John A West when you need him
Dr. David Silverman's delivery is poor. It's embarrassing to see any curator in charge that stumbles his words with 'um' as much as he has in this lecture.
...WHY AM I ANGRY? BECAUSE THEY DON’T tell you WE ARE CURRENTLY INCAPABLE OF BUILDING THESE THINGS....TODAY! that’s the ELEPHANT in the room. ask an architect for valid mind boggling specifics!! Not this Joker!
y do u sound so sad
Straight BULL
Many factual errors in the lecture, no less than the amount of speculation. To be sure, the fully nature and function of the Great Pyramid is waiting to be understood.
Notwithstanding the lack of presentation skills, Dr. Silverman explained nothing and added nothing whilst thoroughly avoiding any of the great mysteries and pervasive questions involving the origins, construction methods and purpose of the pyramids of Giza. A presentation empty of content and designed to assert a view of these monuments that doesn't make any scientific sense. An undergraduate student could have done a better job at exciting the audience.
Museums in the USA (the current reigning empire), and Britain (the previous empire) should give back the stolen cultural treasures of Egypt. I don't want to hear whatever exculpatory rationalizations you tell yourselves if you do possess any conscience. You know these treasures are not ours. Give them back. It's embarrassing
Dude they would be stolen there too. Corruption is extremely high there and most days they don't have access to electricity. Even Indiana Jones thinks they should be in a museum 🤣
Haaa Still calling them tombs...
This is embarrassing .
Poor knowledge and disinformation.