The missing stones you see in the picture at the bottom half of the pyramids, called casing stones, are believed to have been taken and reused as building materials. But the person in the picture is claiming they wasted away due to some previous sea level rise in the area.
For what it’s worth: if it was sea water, the damage would have been different, salt water is rather destructive. Also on the inside parts that would have been submerged . Plus, there would have been remnants of seaweed, shells etc.
Fun fact aside: The early Egyptians must have had a much greener and humid climate than we generally think, so OOP was onto something…. and then did a rabbit hole deep dive. Oh well.
I don’t get it. Can someone explain?
The missing stones you see in the picture at the bottom half of the pyramids, called casing stones, are believed to have been taken and reused as building materials. But the person in the picture is claiming they wasted away due to some previous sea level rise in the area.
For what it’s worth: if it was sea water, the damage would have been different, salt water is rather destructive. Also on the inside parts that would have been submerged . Plus, there would have been remnants of seaweed, shells etc.
Fun fact aside: The early Egyptians must have had a much greener and humid climate than we generally think, so OOP was onto something…. and then did a rabbit hole deep dive. Oh well.
And let’s be clear, by sea level rise, they are talking about the Biblical flood of Noah.
So much erosion for
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40 days…
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Why do people believe these stories?