Episode #99 – Who Built the Pyramids? (Part III)

These days it’s impossible to speak about the mysteries of the pyramids without saying something about aliens from outer space. Thanks to the writings of authors like Eric Von Danieken and a slew of cheesy cable shows, the ancient astronauts hypothesis has thoroughly infected the popular understanding of the pyramids. Is there anything to these theories? What about the belief that an army of ancient Israelites was forced to builds great tombs? Tune in and find out how Carl Sagan, a monument to botched construction, and Sebastian’s favourite bible story all play a role in the story.

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The engraving at Abydos that has “space ship” like carvings

 

The Meidum Pyramid

The Bent Pyramid
The Red Pyramid
(notice how they get better)