Wesley Huff
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Podcast Appearances
No, it would have been clay bricks.
Yeah, the Sphinx. Even when I was in Egypt, they were doing some work in likeβ¦
Yeah, the Sphinx. Even when I was in Egypt, they were doing some work in likeβ¦
Yeah, the Sphinx. Even when I was in Egypt, they were doing some work in likeβ¦
Well, they're talking about putting encasing stones on the pyramid.
Well, they're talking about putting encasing stones on the pyramid.
Well, they're talking about putting encasing stones on the pyramid.
I don't think they should do that either.
I don't think they should do that either.
I don't think they should do that either.
I think so. Yeah. I think that was the case.
I think so. Yeah. I think that was the case.
I think so. Yeah. I think that was the case.
Oh, so much of it is under sand for so long. Like, the temple of... the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was mostly under sand for a long, long time. Wow. Before they, like, uncovered it. And fortunately, like, the aridness of Egypt... preserves things like crazy.
Oh, so much of it is under sand for so long. Like, the temple of... the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was mostly under sand for a long, long time. Wow. Before they, like, uncovered it. And fortunately, like, the aridness of Egypt... preserves things like crazy.
Oh, so much of it is under sand for so long. Like, the temple of... the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was mostly under sand for a long, long time. Wow. Before they, like, uncovered it. And fortunately, like, the aridness of Egypt... preserves things like crazy.
Yeah. Numbers are tricky in ancient languages because β It's not entirely clear whether numbers are meant to be representational.
Yeah. Numbers are tricky in ancient languages because β It's not entirely clear whether numbers are meant to be representational.
Yeah. Numbers are tricky in ancient languages because β It's not entirely clear whether numbers are meant to be representational.
Yeah, that's part of it. I mean, you have that and you have the Sumerian king lists, which have people living hundreds and thousands of years too. And I mean, there are some interesting academic articles on like the probability of the numbers that come up in those. Because we have a base 10 counting system because we count our fingers.