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Summary: The Truth is Out There...
Review: What a fascinating book! It explores (in a very scientific way) the possibilities surrounding the origin of the Giza necropolis. What saddens me is the apparent disinterest shown by the world's so-called "experts" on Egyptology. Science is about discovery-and Egyptologists seem to want to remain in the Dark Ages. The simple facts show that there is enough evidence of the Giza necropolis being used as a center for astronomical observation and worship to at least warrant an investigation into the possibility. But Egyptologists stubbornly cling to their "set in stone" ideas, despite the surprising lack of evidence to support them. One point the book brought out that I simply have to share is as follows: Egyptologists assert that the Egyptians were poor astronomers. Yet they also claim that the Pyramids were built by these same people. The degree of accuracy of the monuments (their corners set at right angles to less than 9 arc seconds from true, their f! aces locked into the four cardinal directions with similar accuracy, etc.) rivals the accuracy of modern day structures. (As the book mentions, the Great Pyramid is actually a more accurate meridian instrument than the Meridian Building in London.) The only way to achieve such "atomic clock" accuracy is by using the stars. So how did the Egyptians (poor astronomers as they supposedly were) manage to construct such massive structures so accurately that even today it would take a master astronomer to accomplish the task? Luck? Anyway, I think this book is a wonderful tool to explore our history with, as it teaches us not to except blindly what we're taught without proving it to ourselves.
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Summary: A well researched work.
Review: For you who wish to study further on texts , I recommend 'The Ancient Egyptian Pyamid Ttexts' by RO Faulkner (new publishers>Aris & Phillips) and 'The Egyptian Miracle, an introduction to the wisdom of the temple' by RA Schwaller de Lubicz, published by Inner Traditions International. If you can not read French, and can not wait for the English version of his 'Temple de L'homme', this book is the recommended alternative.
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Summary: One of the best books I have read in a long time
Review: I was exhausted and pumped after reading this book . I hated to see it end. A must read for anyone as interested as I am in ancient egypt and its incredible monuments.
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Summary: Very good read.
Review: Weeks after I finished the book it is still on my mind!!!!!
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Summary: RIVETTING READING TO THE LAST PAGE
Review: I READ THIS BOOK ENTITITLED KEEPER OF GENISIS..... IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME......IT MAKES US HUMANS RETHINK OUR SO-CALLED HISTORY AND EVERYTHING WE'VE BELIEVED IN.........IT DEALS WITH A WORLD AS ADVANCED IF NOT MORE THAN OURS,A WORLD WHERE EVRYTHING AND ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE......THE GIZA PLATEAU IS A GLOBAL MONUMENT NOT AN EGYPTIAN MONUMENT AND SHOULD BE OPEN TO EVERYONE AFTER THE TRETH ABOUT MANKIND............GRAHAM HANCOCK AND ROBERT BAUVAL COME CLOSEST TO REVEALING THIS TRUTH AS THE BOOK IS EXCITING READING TILL THE VERY LARGE PAGE..................
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Summary: Makes you wonder
Review: The possibilities for the pyramids and the sphinx in regards to age and reason for being, make you wonder why present experts aren't interested in some of the discoveries presented. This book is very well written and a very quick and interesting read. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A book anyone must read!
Review: I could not put it down! This book is really a 10+ book. Highly recommended to all interested in the mysteries of the world, and especially in Egypt.
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Summary: Pseudo-scientific Hooey
Review: For hundreds of years, scholars have looked desperately for ways to attribute the pyramids and Sphinx to anyone -- as long as they weren't ancient Egyptians. This book is just another attempt to rob this civilization of the credit for these amazing monuments. Geologists from around the globe have dismissed the sloppy handiwork of "researchers" such as these, who fail to take into account the fact that the Sphinx was periodically covered and uncovered with sand throughout its history. This would dramatically affect its weathering, and throw off the calculations of fabulists like the author of this book. I could go on and on about how fact after fact establishes that both Pyramids and Sphinx were built by the ancient Egyptians and no one else, but those facts would have little effect on the woolly thinking of those who choose to believe in this psuedo-science. All the materials and knowledge to build the pyramids and Sphinx existed in Egypt during the Fourth Dynasty. It was these remarkable people who built these amazing monuments. Give credit, at last, where it is due.
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Summary: one of the best books I have ever read
Review: It is against my religous belief to think of the existence of other gods, other than God (The Almighty). But it is stated in the Holy Quran about the arrogance of the Pharaohs,and their claim to be the living gods,hence, incurred the wrath of God;(Moses and the parting of The Red Sea!).Mentioned too in the Holy Quran (although not directly) about the existence of "beings" on earth before the arrival of Adam and Eve. I find the subject matter discussed in the book is so mind boggling,and fasinating to say the least. Instead of contradicting, the book is complementing what is stated in the Holy Quran. I am looking forward to what is going to happen next. I have the feeling that The Egyptian Gov. does not want the mystery of the Sphinx and the Pyramids to be unravelled; because once a secret is no longer a secret, no one bothers anymore.One last note; Mr.Farouk El Baz(The Hawk/Horus/The King), would he stand up and tell us who he really is,please!?
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Summary: A selectively documented, pseudo-scientifical account.
Review: In this book, the thesis is defended that the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza in connection with certain star constellations contain a coded message from and advanced civilisation more than 12,000 years ago. It would point to a "Hall of Records" from that age, situated under the Sphinx. Consequently, the Giza monuments should be much older than conventionally assumed. One of the central points in the body of evidence brought forward by the authors is the corresponding relative position of the three Giza pyramids to the three stars in the so-called "Belt" of the Orion constellation. They claim that there are at least two more nearby pyramids of the same period (the Egyptian 4th Dynasty) which correspond with other Orion stars. However, when the Orion star map is projected on the "earth" map the mutual distances between the alledgedly compatible pyramids and stars do not match. Apart from that, there are quite a number of stars for which there is no matching pyramid at all. Not really a solid foundation for a theory like that, I should say. But there is more. According to their theories, the pyramids were built according to a "master plan". The fact, that all the pyramids in question are clearly attributable to individual pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty might contradict that. The authors, who claim that the names discovered in the pyramids themselves are forgeries, deny this fact. However, they conveniently ignore the undisputed appearance of these names in the building complexes belonging to each of the pyramids. Furthermore, pyramids did not turn up "out of the blue", but are the culmination of hundreds of years of gradual development; exactly as the accomplished culture of the Old Kingdom, for that matter. Their claim, that the Sphinx is not a representation of Pharaoh Khephren is a.o. substantiated by the fact, that a forensic expert could see no resemblance with undisputed images of this king. However, one of the basics of Ancient Egyptian iconography is the fact that you can hardly speak of individual portraits, even for kings; any image is identified by inscriptions rather than by facial features. In the first part of the book, the authors spare no pains to stress their scientifical approach to the matter. The fact, that they accept the visions of the clairvoyant Edgar Cayce as one of the proofs for the existence of the alleged "Hall of Records", supposedly situated under the Sphinx, transports their argumentation from the scientifical to the metaphysical: this, of course, effectively ends all discussion on this matter. It is true that the Egyptian authorities are very reluctant to allow destructive research techniques on the Giza plateau, especially when implemented by foreigners. This is not due to some worldwide conspiracy, but simply because the Egyptians do not like their vulnerable national symbols tampered with.
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