subject: Historical Importance of the Orion/Taurus Region to the Ancients Part 2 [print this page] Historical Importance of the Orion/Taurus Region to the Ancients Part 2
The handles on the small doors in the Queen's southern and northern star shafts in the great pyramid are heavily corroded. It has been stated in literature that,considering the humidity in the great pyramid,this amount of corrosion is consistent with an age of around 2400 BC. However, the humidity in the pyramid is entirely due to the vast number of visitors each year. Up until the 19th century, the pyramid star shafts were sealed. Under such conditions the handles shouldn't have corroded at all. The northern shaft handles exhibit heavy loss on one handle and significant mass gain on the other. This is likely to be due to galvanic action over the millenia due to slight dissimilarities between the two metals. Knowing the electrical resistivity of the mounting door and the composition of the two handles, a very accurate estimate of age could be determined. In a sense, the handles are a clock.
