The pyramids of Ancient Egypt are key elements to a spiritual belief system of that mighty civilization.

The hieroglyphs which have survived the ages tell stories of the glory that awaits after death, but how did the actions of Egyptians speak to their belief system?

The requirement that the living venerate the dead for prosperity to occur in the afterlife is a great paradox. This video examines how the Great Pyramid achieved what had never been done before to solve an impossible dilemma.



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Thanks to the Isida Project for many photos within the pyramids: https://isidaproject.ucoz.com/

Thanks to Keith Hamilton for inspiration on the Pepi II pyramid masonry belt.
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Quotation Sources:

Reg Clark “Securing Eternity: Ancient Egyptian Tomb Protection from Prehistory to the Pyramids” The American University in Cairo Press, New York. 2019 Pp 120

Gustave Jequier “Le Monument Funeraire de Pepi II, Tome II” French Institute Of Oriental Archaeology Press, Cairo. 1938 Pp 67


Soundbite Sources:

“The Pyramids: Solving the Mystery” Ep 2 Label News, 2018

“Mystery of the Lost Pyramid” Lion Television Limited, 2019

“Decoding the Great Pyramid” NOVA, WGBH Educational Foundation 2018

“Uncovering the ancient secrets of the Great Pyramid 60 Minutes Australia”    • Uncovering the ancient secrets of the...  



Graphics Sources:

Reg Clark “Securing Eternity: Ancient Egyptian Tomb Protection from Prehistory to the Pyramids” The American University in Cairo Press, New York. 2019

“Scanning the Pyramids” HIP Institute, 2017

Miroslav Verner “The Pyramids (New and Revised)" AUC Press Cairo 2020