Medieval History
Dominic Raina?s business card is a simple affair bearing his name, phone number and an equilateral triangle resting on one side. Written underneath the triangle is the service Raina offers: ?PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION DEMO?S.? Above the triangle, his nickname ? ?NO-MOSS-NICK? ? hints at Raina?s solution to the question of how ancient Egyptians transported huge blocks of stone and raised them in place to construct the great pyramids: A rolling stone, he says, gathers no moss.
In the living room of his Nepean home, he?s set out paving stones, wooden planks, ropes, cribbage boards and croquet posts to demonstrate his theories. Numerous books on Egypt and the pyramids sit on the coffee table, with scores of red ribbons marking pages of interest.
Raina turns to one with an illustration depicting dozens of workers dragging a massive stone block along the ground. A widely accepted theory holds that the 2- -ton casing blocks used to construct the pyramids were each dragged along the ground by as many as 45 workers, each one pulling approximately his own weight.
Click here to read this article from the Ottawa Citizen
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Medieval History
One in a Million: The Amateur Egyptologist
Dominic Raina?s business card is a simple affair bearing his name, phone number and an equilateral triangle resting on one side. Written underneath the triangle is the service Raina offers: ?PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION DEMO?S.? Above the triangle, his nickname ? ?NO-MOSS-NICK? ? hints at Raina?s solution to the question of how ancient Egyptians transported huge blocks of stone and raised them in place to construct the great pyramids: A rolling stone, he says, gathers no moss.
In the living room of his Nepean home, he?s set out paving stones, wooden planks, ropes, cribbage boards and croquet posts to demonstrate his theories. Numerous books on Egypt and the pyramids sit on the coffee table, with scores of red ribbons marking pages of interest.
Raina turns to one with an illustration depicting dozens of workers dragging a massive stone block along the ground. A widely accepted theory holds that the 2- -ton casing blocks used to construct the pyramids were each dragged along the ground by as many as 45 workers, each one pulling approximately his own weight.
Click here to read this article from the Ottawa Citizen
- Archaeologists Begin Restoring Ancient Boat Near Pyramids
Archaeologists on Monday began restoration on a 4,500-year-old wooden boat found next to the pyramids, one of Egypt's main tourist attractions. The boat is one of two that were buried next to the Pharaoh Khufu, spokesmen for a joint Egyptian-Japanese...
- Dozens Of Medieval Finds Reported In Scotland?s Treasure Trove
The government of Scotland has issued its annual Treasure Trove Report today, which lists the archaeological discoveries made between April 2009 and March 2010. The report notes the finds of dozens of items dating back to the Middle Ages and earlier....
- Damage Reported At Giza Pyramids, Looters Turned Back At Karnak
Dr. Scott had both good and bad news. The bad news is that there is antiquities damage at the Giza Pyramids. Mark Lehner and his team are currently working there. ?I?ve heard that the team lost some equipment and that there was some damage to the antiquities...
- In Literary Pursuit, He Follows Trails Of Animal Dna
Tim Stinson isn?t a scientist. But that hasn?t stopped him from working with DNA. The English literature professor at N.C. State University is hoping to use the nucleic acid to better trace the history of ancient manuscripts. So far, he has tested the...
- Remnants Of Medieval City Gate Discovered In Estonian Parnu
Construction workers and archaeologists digging at the future site of Parnu's history museum have unearthed remnants of a city gate, expected to date from the 13th or 14th century, informs ERR/LETA. The workers discovered the gate's oak foundations...