Fig.86variations and all those things that will generally just mess up your megalithic monument.
Because the Institute was not authorized to sample original materials from the Giza plateau
quarries (naturally), they were not able to use the exact formula described in the ancient Egyptian
text. The French limestone that was used in the test is very similar but unlike the Giza limestone,
had no reactive clay in it and the team was forced to add some. Nevertheless, the final result was
extremely close to the constituency of that which is found in Egypt both chemically and
geologically. According to Davidovits, with the Egyptian formula, the result is also slightly
different because it requires bigger blocks for a better cohesion and is not particularly suitable for
smaller items. However even with the slight change of formula due to differences in the
materials, these ground-breaking tests have clearly demonstrated that the process is quite possible
and the only real key to the complete success of the procedure is in using the appropriate raw
materials to begin with.
During a Television special filmed in 1991 called ‘This Old Pyramid’, Prof. Davidovits had the
opportunity to demonstrate his cutting-edge theory and in the process, to also demonstrate a
unique property of the Giza limestone that further supports the idea. In the presentation a chunk
of limestone taken from the nearby Giza quarry was very easily disaggregated in water within 24
hours, leaving the clay and the other constituents gently separated from each other.
This demonstration showed that the existing fossils in the limestone would naturally remain
intact as it would not have even been necessary to crush the stone during the manufacturing
process as unlike other limestone, material from the Giza quarry simply breaks down in water all
on its own.
As I mentioned before all credit must be given to Prof. Joseph Davidovits of the Geopolymer
Institute for his groundbreaking study into this process and I highly recommend reading his work
on the subject.
This certainly may go a good deal in helping explain how these ancient masses of stone may
have been constructed but again we are still left with the question:
By whom were they made and for what purpose?