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Internal cubic footage

Is there any information on how many cubic feet of open area there is inside the pyramid? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drewder (talk • contribs) 11:32, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The purpose of the cavity is not known and it is not accessible but according to Zahi Hawass it may have been a construction gap used in the construction of the Grand Gallery.[39]

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The purpose of the cavity is not known and it is not accessible. According to Zahi Hawass it may have been a construction gap used in the construction of the Grand Gallery,[39] but the research team disputes this.[new ref]

with the new ref being a link to http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201711070057.html

2400:4030:9AA3:AC00:E105:FBE6:2AC6:44FA (talk) 14:17, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:21, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect location

Someone set the location in Wikidata to Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL, obviously a fake/troll edit. I lack the experience with Wikidata to confidently make the change myself however.

Ryanbreaker (talk) 16:36, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Scratch that, I was able to figure out how to undo it in Wikidata, but it appears to still have to propagate into this page.

Ryanbreaker (talk) 16:42, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The first precision measurements of the pyramid were made by |Egyptologist [[Flinders Petrie|Sir Flinders Petrie]] in 1880–82

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The first precision measurements of the pyramid were made by Egyptologist [[Flinders Petrie|Sir Flinders Petrie]] in 1880–82

|Egyptologist -> Egyptologist

Paulmarsy (talk) 17:37, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done Sakura Cartelet^Talk 22:34, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request - Royal Cubits

This article refers to both "Egyptian cubits" and "ancient cubits" - neither of these terms are accurate. See Cubits. Common cubits of 6 palms x 4 fingers = 24 digits and royal cubits of 7 palms x 4 fingers = 28 digits were used by the ancient Egyptians (Sumerians and Hebrews). But royal cubits were used as the measuring device in designing all sacred buildings, e.g. the Great Pyramid and its height of 280 royal cubits. 2601:589:4800:9090:E83E:E93E:5E4B:F439 (talk) 16:12, 17 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Additional sentences recommended in first paragraph

Zecharia Sitchin, in his book Stairway To Heaven, casts serious doubt about Khufu having constructed the Great Pyramid of Giza. He makes a compelling case that the inscriptions mentioning Khufu were forgeries, complete with serious errors and misspellings, committed by men named Hill and Vyse, the discoverers of some of the formerly secret chambers.

Lfbno7 (talk) 05:57, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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^ Stairway To Heaven by Zecharia Sitchin

I guess "compelling" is subjective. The book appears to contain fringe views far outside the mainstream of scholarly thought. Such views are generally not discussed in Wikipedia articles. When they are discussed (because they've received enough sustained, in-depth coverage in reliable sources to be noteworthy), they're clearly presented as fringe views. What exactly are you suggesting for this article? Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 06:56, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Egyptions could have never built that. Look at teh EVIDENCE. 139.138.69.196 (talk) 00:18, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 :I guess "compelling" is subjective. The book appears to contain [[WP:FRINGE|fringe]] views far outside the mainstream of scholarly thought. Such views are generally not discussed in Wikipedia articles. When they are discussed (because they've received enough sustained, in-depth coverage in reliable sources to be noteworthy), they're clearly presented as fringe views. What exactly are you suggesting for this article? [[User:Rivertorch|<b style="color: #393;">Rivertorch</b>]]<small><small><sup>[[Special:Contributions/Rivertorch|<span style="color: #F06;">FIRE</span>]]</sup><sub>[[User talk:Rivertorch|<span style="color: #06F">WATER</span>]]</sub></small></small> 06:56, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
+::The Egyptions could have never built that.  Look at teh EVIDENCE. [[Special:Contributions/139.138.69.196|139.138.69.196]] ([[User talk:139.138.69.196|talk]]) 00:18, 6 March 2018 (UTC)