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The Giza Pyramids are the most studied ancient structures in the known world. The three enormous monuments on the western bank of the River Nile, continue to excite and captivate us in the 21st century. But although, for many, their origins are mysterious, their age is not debated by scholars, yet it remains a subject that has long been challenged by many independent researchers. So how do we date the pyramids? How do we know who was responsible for their construction? Well, we have to look at the associated archaeology; we need to read the historical writings, but there are also more scientific methods as well. In this video, I’m going to re-evaluate the science – re-examine the scientific methods that have been used to date the Giza Pyramids. By bringing this information back to the forefront of our minds, will the data finally end the debate, or could we be left with more questions than we started with? All images and footage are my own, taken from Google Images, Press Reports or from the list of sources below. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 1:26 Dating the Pyramids with Archaeology 3:35 Dating the Pyramids with Historical Sources 4:56 Scientific Methods to Date the Pyramids 5:09 Surface Luminescence Dating Pyramids 8:15 Radiocarbon Dating Pyramids 11:46 Dating the Wooden Dixon Relic 12:50 Why are Radocarbon Dates Too Old? 14:59 Is the Timeline of the Old Kingdom Wrong? 15:38 Concluding Remarks Sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1296207414000776?via%3Dihub https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/1C*.html https://www.academia.edu/3428321/Radiocarbon_dates_of_Old_and_Middle_Kingdom_monuments_in_Egypt https://aeraweb.org/projects/how-old-are-the-pyramids/ https://youtu.be/B80QPGNkzkg?si=tnxYkeqBWFS68_gK https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/perring1839bd1/0013/scroll https://isida-project.ucoz.com/egypt_dec_2013/mnkr.htm https://www.academia.edu/36645783/Dating_the_Pyramids https://dendro.cornell.edu/articles/manning2006a.pdf https://www.si.edu/object/siris_sil_916748 https://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/images/MFA-images/Giza/GizaImage/full/library/lehner_aeragrams/lehner_aeragram1_1_1996.pdf https://www.academia.edu/31488085/An_absolute_chronology_for_early_Egypt_using_radiocarbon_dating_and_Bayesian_statistical_modelling Music Credits: Title Music: Ross Bugden, Olympus: https://youtu.be/BnmglWHoVrk?si=e1GPuXsMOw56Agjy Sunrise On Mars by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Cambodian Odyssey by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ #ancientarchitects #pyramid #greatpyramid