Ancient Egypt – Luke Piwalker

Granite Box at Lahun (Slight Return)

As of this hour, I’ve gotten two blog posts off the ground about the granite box that I’m fairly well pleased with. I didn’t manage to touch on everything, though, so a bit of addendum might be in order if I can get organized. Going back to this diagram for a moment, we can addContinue reading “Granite Box at Lahun (Slight Return)”

The Granite Box in the Pyramid at Lahun (Part 2)

From where we left off last time, much is still unexplored. (I recommend a look at some of DUNE’s calculations since he has started into the diagonal values projected from Petrie’s data). The meaning of 106.116 in = 8.843 ft here is somewhat uncertain. At face value it’s an unusual number, and the definition orContinue reading “The Granite Box in the Pyramid at Lahun (Part 2)”

Another Way of Relating Ancient Units of Measure to Each Other?

I had previous opportunities to spot this – I believe it was either Richard or Robin Heath who commented that if you subtract 1 Foot Imperial from 1 Megalithic Yard, you get 1 Royal Cubit. It doesn’t work out exactly, but it’s too exact to simply fade away. I have no pretensions here of havingContinue reading “Another Way of Relating Ancient Units of Measure to Each Other?”