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  • Essay / The Great Pyramids: The Destruction of the Great Pyramids

    However, many disagree with the assertion that there is not enough evidence to support that the Egyptians were the builders of the pyramids and there There is too much evidence to disprove it. Alexander, an Egyptologist, stated that these traditional ideas about the builders or the pyramids have not been substantiated and are not facts (Alexander, 2010). He also argued that there were no dead kings inside these pyramids. Additionally, Dr. Ron Charles, a civil engineer and archaeologist, explained that there was and still is no evidence that the pyramids were built to serve as tombs or sites for the pharaohs (Merrill, 2012 ). Dr. Mark Lehner, a professor of Egyptian archaeology, claims that there is graffiti on the ceiling of Khufu's tomb that proves its usefulness but was not recorded until 1837 (Lehner, 2006). Zechariah Sitchin goes even further, claiming that the graffiti was a fake made in May 1837 and that he had received a letter from a man whose grandfather had seen another man painting hieroglyphics on the walls. Additionally, he claims to have found a typo after thorough investigation. The hieroglyphs call the pharaoh "Khufu", which would be "taking the name of God in vain" and this would never have happened. They are therefore most certainly forged. However, as stated