On the internet these days, one can't seem to get a straight answer on the age of the Great Pyramid of Giza, sometimes called the Pyramid of Khufu or Cheops. Egyptologists say it dates to the 4th dynasty of the Egyptian Old Kingdom, but a number of independent researchers say it is far, far older. Is there a way we can find out for sure? This video looks at the evidence.

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► REFERENCES
Carbon dating (mortar):
https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchi...
https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/ind...

Luminescence dating:
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc...

Astronomical dating:
https://sci-hub.se/10.1038/35042510
https://sci-hub.se/10.1038/35089138

Mason marks:
https://www.academia.edu/9808968/Maso...

Historical chronologies:
https://www.academia.edu/4161244/Horn...

Carbon dating (plants) calibrated with historical chronologies:
https://sci-hub.se/10.1126/science.11...
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do...
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/...

Informative video on the Khufu graffiti:    • Fact or Forgery: The Khufu Graffiti I...  

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