Talk:Great Pyramid of Giza

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Far too much POV in article

Many of the theories are presented as fact. An example is that the pyramid was a tomb, when no such firm evidence exists. This needs rewriting to emphasize they are only theories (more like POV), not theories presented as fact. 143.58.173.57 (talk) 10:17, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Most pyramids were tombs, weren't they? Martinevans123 (talk) 10:29, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

A robbed sarcophagus, typical burial of friends, relatives etc around the pyramid, etc. That's sufficient. Doug Weller talk 12:13, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Not to mention it's situated inside a necropolis. 57.135.233.22 (talk) 07:45, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Never was a tomb. This idea is quite silly. 2603:8000:C100:A7C5:3D28:D5CD:2C0F:9737 (talk) 16:02, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Where's the source for this claim the Pyramid isn't a tomb? Harryhenry1 (talk) 00:44, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2024

Under section "Pyramidion and missing tip" please remove ", and the survey mast is still in place" and add the following:

The survey mast was still in place as of May 1 2019, when a man climbed the pyramid and removed part of the wooden mast. According to Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, "[...] the wooden mast is a modern object that the authority places and changes every few years as it is subject to erosion and sunlight" and that "Spoiling it (the mast) is not considered a crime according to the law of antiquities or the law of protecting the antiquities". Soon after, the damaged mast was removed entirely and has not been replaced since. PixelBotanist (talk) 10:04, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Template:Re The problem with this is that your cited source says nothing about it being removed entirely and not replaced since. Do you have a source for that? DrOrinScrivello (talk) 21:45, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

@DrOrinScrivello That's the crux of the matter: I didn't find any English sources going into more detail. A news clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtmMG7fB58w) shows that the man actually toppled the mast and Arabic news articles state that he uprooted it. What happened to the mast afterwards isn't reported but it's safe to assume that the authorities removed whatever was left because it's gone.

I also can't really provide a citable source that the mast has not been put back in its place (I guess newspapers don't report something that didn't happen) but there are dozens of pictures uploaded online since 2019 which show that the mast is gone, e.g. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/The_Great_Pyramid_of_Giza_%2853242503167%29.jpg (2023), https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/07/drone-view-of-giza/ (2021), https://www.flickr.com/photos/loraineltai/54183039761/ (2024) etc.

However, pictures don't make for a cite-able source so I don't really know how to proceed with this. PixelBotanist (talk) 23:38, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Template:Partly done: I've included a sentence about the damage to the mast, and if a reliable source ever reports about it not being replaced we can then add that info. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 16:00, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

That's fine with me, thanks! PixelBotanist (talk) 16:39, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Geopolymeric Limestone / Not a Tomb

There is sufficient evidence that has been presented regarding natron theory and the use of Geopolymeric limestone in the construction of the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure. This idea is briefly mentioned and dismissed in the construction section of this page in a way that oddly seems to to contradict the source paper provided, while simultaneously ignoring the many other published articles of research that have since been done on the topic. Additionally, this idea of the pyramid being a tomb is outdated and should be updated. There is absolutely no evidence or historical precedence for this hypothesis. Please update. Thank you for your time. 2603:8000:C100:A7C5:3D28:D5CD:2C0F:9737 (talk) 15:56, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Do you have any sources you can point to for this? Harryhenry1 (talk) 07:36, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

I think the IP is talking about Joseph Davidovits. Doug Weller talk 07:53, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

Cartouche link

The first reference to 'cartouche' should be made into a link as it is a relevant technical term and probably not familiar to most readers. 86.167.21.201 (talk) 08:19, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

File:Yes check.svg Done Hypnôs (talk) 08:38, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

Clay seal

Clay seal bearing the name of Khufu from the Great Pyramid on display at the Louvre museum

There is nothing actually about this seal in the article. Where I can lean more about it? The only link in this picture goes to the article Louvre. 57.135.233.22 (talk) 23:26, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

If you click on "More details", it takes you to the Wikimedia page, which has additional information and links, such as: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010038333 Hypnôs (talk) 00:31, 14 June 2025 (UTC)