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The Giza Pyramids and Halley’s Comet© 2007, G.J. de Jong Note: This is a fragment of an article by Gilbert de Jong. The entire content is available as a PDF file (1.14MB in size) Is there any relation between the appearances of Edmund Halley ’s Comet and the construction of the famous Pyramids on the Giza Plateau? The answer might be: Yes, indeed. The perception of comets has always been linked to natural disasters and to the mythical deaths of kings as long as the art of writing exist and probably even further back in time. Comets with their sometimes mysterious furious and bright appearance in the morning or evening have frightened millions of people throughout the ages and all around the world. Records of appearances of Halley’s Comet, which take place at the present time between 75 and 79 years, exist from before 240 BC and have been recorded by Chinese astronomers . But also the Olmecs , the Maya’s , the Incas , the Aztec , The Nasca and other Peruvian coast cultures, the Babylonians, the Greeks, and the Romans showed interest in apparitions of the King of Heavens . So is there any proof the Egyptians observed the arrival of Halley’s Comet too?
The Great pyramid is believed to have been constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. Although C14 radiocarbon dating has been done on samples taken from the interior of the pyramid the exact age of this masterpiece remains uncertain due to the fact that Egyptians re-used parts of wood.
The Divine Plan completedWhat has been achieved in the planning of the three Giza pyramids is really unbelievable but it shows a strong relation with the returns of Halley’s Comet. It seems the Egyptians knew Halley’s Comet would return. The first conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn near Regulus has been used for the general lay-out of the pyramids of the Gizeh Plateau based on the astronomical situation in April 2647 BC.
The next appearance of Halley’s Comet in June/July 2572 BC caused a change of plans which can be seen in the construction of the first pyramid built: The Great Pyramid of Khufu. Maybe they have considered them lucky because at that time the planet
Jupiter was visible in the southern sky. The next appearance of Halley’s Comet in November 2497 BC was not a
spectacular one. A pyramid was built but most probably changed when
Halley’s Comet appeared very near the summer solstice of 2347 BC. The tomb
of Djefedre has been removed to Abu Rawash. The next appearance of Halley’s Comet in September 2423 BC completed
the construction of Menkaure’s pyramid by Shepseskaf after this date. The next appearance of Halley’s Comet in July 2347 BC changed the pyramid of Djefedre in the pyramid of Khafre. The Sphinx and the temples in honor of Astarte were constructed after this date and not earlier.
Based on this knowledge we might conclude that the construction of the pyramids on the Giza plateau took at least 300 years and shows the importance of the return of Halley’s Comet throughout its construction.
© 2007, G.J. de Jong, Loenen, The Netherlands Related Links
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