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Originally posted by DJW001
reply to post by undo
So if I understand you correctly, human beings are incapable of doing even these most basic tasks for themselves> Life without machines was impossible? Here's the funny thing: no-one ever claims the Roman Coliseum, was built by aliens, yet it is infinitely more sophisticated than the pyramids and poses the same logistical problems. Why is that?
Originally posted by DJW001
reply to post by rickyrrr
The pyramids are just piles of stone. If you dribble sand through your fingers, it automatically piles up into a pyramid shape. Architecturally speaking, the pyramids are a dead bore. The Coliseum is a work of art requiring knowledge of barrel vaulting, weight transference, material stresses and it incorporates sacred geometrical harmonies. And the Romans did all this while simultaneously building a vast aquaduct system that still works in many places. But since the Romans left pretty good historical records, it's of no interest to "ancient astronaut" buffs.
how could you say that? you are comparing two different things made by different people at different times. The pyramids were the tallest building until the eiffel tower. They are huge! Coliseum was just a stadium, sure looks nice but its a product of Rome and nothing "alien" about it.
Originally posted by playswithmachines
reply to post by mblahnikluver
Maybe they never mentioned building it because it was already there? Like the Sphinx.
Seems to make sense that way.....
I have read many accounts that some astronomers reckon, using the positions of stars etc that both the Sphinx and the great pyramid may be over 10,000 years old, at least twice as old as the archaeologists reckon.
This would indicate an advanced (possibly E.T.) civilisation, at a time when (supposedly) none existed.
Food for thought.........
Originally posted by Bordon81
Hawass has said that something not of this planet was found within the great pyramid. Other than the obvious astronomical symmetry maybe some materially real meteor stone was incorporated?
Originally posted by zcflint05
...there's a whole lot of mysteries surrounding that complex (Sphinx, Giza) that we should have figured out by now. Someone is keeping something from us..
Originally posted by DJW001
reply to post by DuneKnight
how could you say that? you are comparing two different things made by different people at different times. The pyramids were the tallest building until the eiffel tower. They are huge! Coliseum was just a stadium, sure looks nice but its a product of Rome and nothing "alien" about it.
Exactly. Two different things built by two different human civilizations. The Coliseum lacks mystique because we know what it was for. The pyramids are stacks of blocks the purpose of which eludes us. This has strayed off topic, however. The article cited in the OP seems now to be merely the latest in a centuries old tradition of pyramid hoaxes.