In a discussion with Keith Hamilton (Waggy) about some content of his layman’s guide to the Red Pyramid, Keith pointed me to the following paper:
[www.egyptian-architecture.com]
It is worth a read - a finding which is of interest to me is that the Upper Chamber of the Red Pyramid has 13 corbels instead of 14 previously reported and is nearly 1m shorter In height from original floor to the top than previously reported. The 13 corbels can be counted in the photo provided in Figure 11 of the paper. A similar photo in Hamilton’s paper appears to confirm.
While the number of corbels seems to be verifiable, there is little on the method used to determine the new height. The paper does call out that it is one in a series of papers so perhaps there is more information forthcoming.
[www.egyptian-architecture.com]
It is worth a read - a finding which is of interest to me is that the Upper Chamber of the Red Pyramid has 13 corbels instead of 14 previously reported and is nearly 1m shorter In height from original floor to the top than previously reported. The 13 corbels can be counted in the photo provided in Figure 11 of the paper. A similar photo in Hamilton’s paper appears to confirm.
While the number of corbels seems to be verifiable, there is little on the method used to determine the new height. The paper does call out that it is one in a series of papers so perhaps there is more information forthcoming.
