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I'm not sure if this belongs in "history" or not, but I'll give it a shot.
I was reading the story of the teenager who scaled the Great Pyramid of Giza and I couldn't help but notice what appears to be graffiti (or other writing) in the first photo (to the right of the boy's leg).
Given that there's some sort of metal structure on top of the pyramid, I would assume officials go up there for regular maintenance. Has this graffiti ever been cataloged? Is it historical or modern?
I didn't see the graffiti but of course the pyramids and other Egyptian temples have been raided, pillaged, and defaced even during the times of the Pharaohs. Grafitti and vandalism is not anything new.
On the top I believe is some of the original limestone, which over the last 3,000 years has either been stripped-off or worn off. Of course it goes through regular maintenance to at least preserve it's current state.
That kid by the way is an idiot. His pictures suck as it looks like the Cairo smog is particularly bad that day.
I see what you are talking about. It almost looks like Greek, but I really can't tell. And I don't know how old it is. I did a Google search and found an article but it was about graffiti hieroglyphs. Hope some who knows chimes in.
I'm not sure if this belongs in "history" or not, but I'll give it a shot.
I was reading the story of the teenager who scaled the Great Pyramid of Giza and I couldn't help but notice what appears to be graffiti (or other writing) in the first photo (to the right of the boy's leg).
Given that there's some sort of metal structure on top of the pyramid, I would assume officials go up there for regular maintenance. Has this graffiti ever been cataloged? Is it historical or modern?
Just curious!
Looking at it I can't get in close enough to see what it is, but it looks modern. If it was ancient it would be as eroded as the pyramids are, and it looks pretty clear. Dumb, self-absorbed kid. When I visited the pyramids in the 80s it was made clear not to climb them.
I'm not sure if this belongs in "history" or not, but I'll give it a shot.
I was reading the story of the teenager who scaled the Great Pyramid of Giza and I couldn't help but notice what appears to be graffiti (or other writing) in the first photo (to the right of the boy's leg).
Given that there's some sort of metal structure on top of the pyramid, I would assume officials go up there for regular maintenance. Has this graffiti ever been cataloged? Is it historical or modern?
Just curious!
If you are talking about the carvings in the stones, the stuff that is easier to see is modern, but there are names and quotes carved into the rocks over thousands of years. Writing your name on an icon is hardly new. I've been there and at ground level there are carvings that go back thousands of years, and some as recently as a few months. People always have done this, at icons all over the world.
If you are talking about the carvings in the stones, the stuff that is easier to see is modern, but there are names and quotes carved into the rocks over thousands of years.
Oh I know that it's modern in the context of how long they've been there - I'm thinking even things 200 years old would be considered "modern". I just found it interesting and would be interested in what that says and what other graffiti there is lying about. It's not like today where anyone with a Sharpie can leave a mark. Someone chiseled that.
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