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High up in the relieving chambers of the Great Pyramid of Egypt there are a number of workers quarry marks, red ochre graffiti that reveals the name of King Khufu. This is one piece of evidence used by Egyptologists, and also many independent researchers, to date the Great Pyramid to the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. And there isn’t just one solitary piece of graffiti. Khufu’s name does not appear just once. There are in fact 12-15 different instances of his name inside the relieving chambers, including different variants. They were first discovered by Howard Vyse and John Shae Perring in the early 19th century, and it was the first solid piece of evidence that allowed us to put a time stamp on this enigmatic structure. The Great Pyramid was built in the reign of Khufu – his name is written all over it. But today, in the age of the internet, this dating evidence remains one of the most controversial subjects in relation to the Great Pyramid. So many people believe the graffiti is a hoax, created by order of Howard Vyse in the 1830s. But why do so many people believe this? What solid evidence is there, and does it hold up to scrutiny? Well, in this video, I’ll be taking an in-depth look at the Khufu cartouche graffiti and by the end, you’ll know whether or not this really is solid evidence to date the Great Pyramid to the reign of King Khufu. All images and video are used for educational purposes and are taken from the below sources, from Google Images or are my own. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video and please leave a comment below. Thank you. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 2:10 The Khufu Hoax Myth 3:54 Vyse's Discoveries 9:09 The Khufu Cartouches 11:06 The Controversy Over the Discovery 18:58 The Forgery Claims 20:18 Claim 1: The Words of Samuel Birch 24:39 Claim 2: An Eye-witness to the Forgery 29:39 Claim 3: The Journal of Howard Vyse 32:15 Claim 4: The Red Ochre was Radiocarbon Dated 35:53 Claim 5: Davison’s Chamber has no Graffiti 39:00 Claim 6: The Khufu Spelling Mistake 40:53 Claim 7: The Great Pyramid was Renovated 43:19 New Claims 51:40 What Did Vyse Actually Gain? 53:20 Graham Hancock and John Anthony West 58:50 Conclusion Books: Stower & Coburn, The Strange Journey of Humphries Brewer: Witness to a Forgery in the Great Pyramid? Part 1: Investigating the Legend: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strange-Journey-Humphries-Brewer-Investigating-ebook/dp/B07NWTPL7T Stower & Coburn, The Strange Journey of Humphries Brewer: Witness to a Forgery in the Great Pyramid? Part 2: Uncovering the Truth: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strange-Journey-Humphries-Brewer-Uncovering-ebook/dp/B07NWTXCQ5 Creighton, The Great Pyramid Hoax: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Pyramid-Hoax-Conspiracy-Conceal-ebook/dp/B072ND77FM/ Sitchin, The Stairway to Heaven: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stairway-Heaven-Book-II-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B072NC8VTY/ Videos: Yukinori Kawae, Relieving Chambers: https://youtu.be/37v1RnR6wlo?si=S9wxjTQPKKnoqkal Scott Creighton, Great Pyramid Hoax, Episode 2: https://youtu.be/lcGUlPXuWxU?si=e9m1o1dJ7z_GhD_p Braveheart clip: https://youtu.be/FcJxhkerdVE?si=no7p2ATc2uKcw48V Joe Rogan Clip: https://www.youtube.com/live/tFlAFo78xoQ?si=Kx4s3y9WXOIjtL3F Billy Ocean Clip: https://youtu.be/-n3sUWR4FV4?si=i_JG1J_PEItXZGZ_ Gorlitz and Erdman: https://youtu.be/DAVaBNakvl4?si=3UTbn7yL7iTX8ssJ Sources: Sketchfab Models of Relieving Chambers: https://sketchfab.com/hirokuni39 Howard Vyse, Operations: https://archive.org/details/operationscarrie01howa/page/n1/mode/2up Perring, Pyramids of Gizeh: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-pyramids-of-gizeh-from-actual-survey-and-admeasurement-by-j-e-perring#/?tab=about Piazzi-Smyth, Life and Work: https://archive.org/details/lifeandworkatgr02smytgoog/mode/1up Puckler-Muskau, Egypt under Mehemet Ali, Volumes 1-2: https://archive.org/details/egyptundermehem00vongoog/mode/1up?q=hieroglyphics Hall of Maat Forum: https://www.maatforum.com/forum/list.php?6 Graham Hancock Forum: https://grahamhancock.com/phorum/list.php?1 Graham Hancock statement: https://web.archive.org/web/20030205025235/http://martins.castlelink.co.uk/pyramid/forging/hancockps.html Martin Stower website: https://web.archive.org/web/20030204230019/http:/martins.castlelink.co.uk/pyramid/forging/ John West & Graham Hancock's view (2011): https://grahamhancock.com/phorum/read.php?1,301606,301606#msg-301606 Recent article by Scott Creighton: https://grahamhancock.com/creightons12/ Pyramid Mysteries Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20160326144729/http://doernenburg.alien.de/alternativ/pyramide/pyr03_e.php Graham Hancock Interview with John Anthony West: https://grahamhancock.com/interview-jaw/ Reisner Book: https://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/images/MFA-images/Giza/GizaImage/full/library/reisner_gn_books/mycerinus/reisner_mycerinus.pdf Gorlitz and Erdmann Info: https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2013/12/not-archaeologists-vandals/ #greatpyramid #ancientegypt #pyramid