Origyptian Wrote:
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> Sirfiroth Wrote:
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> > Great work, but the problem is according to the
> > original idea for saying it was built in situ
> is
> > getting the sarcophagus past the ascending
> > descending passageway junction. Now I could be
> > wrong, but mathematically the sarcophagus,
> being
> > 90 inches in length, won't make the transition
> > from descending to ascending passageway due to
> > height and angled restrictions in the
> passageways.
>
> It's not necessarily a problem. If I understand
> Jon's post correctly, he's hinting that there may
> not have been a need to bring it in from the
> outside after construction, but rather its true
> original function simply may have required it to
> be located the Antechamber and not in the KC at
> all. It might never have been required to be lower
> than the Great Step. The point is, it does seem to
> fit into that passage, and rather snugly, and so
> this opens up new possibilities regarding the
> original function of that stone box.

We may consider that the box was built into the antechamber as an integral component within the structure as opposed to an auxiliary piece of movable furniture placed within a space. There's no doubt that it certainly respects the antechamber.

I personally doubt that it was installed through the passageways after construction although according to the drawings and dimensions it's possible.