Great Pyramid of Giza Traditional Cache
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Aumiller Park in Bucyrus. Please park legally near the tennis
courts. Cache is just off a trail (about 25ft). In bad weather
terrain rating could be a little higher.
This cache was placed as part of THE NCOG SPHINX SPRING SPREE! a
road rally event on May 7, 2011.
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Pyramid of Khufu and the
Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids
in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is
the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only
one to remain largely intact. Egyptologists believe that the
pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh
Khufu and constructed over a 14 to 20-year period concluding around
2560 BC. Initially at 146.5 metres (480.6 ft), the Great Pyramid
was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800
years, the longest period of time ever held for such a record.
Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that
formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying
core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the
structure can still be seen around the base. There have been
varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great
Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction
hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge
stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into
place.
There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest
chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built
and was unfinished. The so-called Queen's Chamber and King's
Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. The Great
Pyramid of Giza is the only pyramid in Egypt known to contain both
ascending and descending passages. The main part of the Giza
complex is a setting of buildings that included two mortuary
temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near
the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even
smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two
temples, and small mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for
nobles.
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