Christopher Dunn - The Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient Egypt

DEDICATION

To Jeanne, Peter, Alexander, Geno, my parents, and my European family and friends.

The GIZA POWER PLANT

"Chris Dunn ranks among the top researchers in this subject. His book is extremely well researched and presented and, although very controversial in content and conclusions, will no doubt become a landmark and classic in the field of pyramid studies. Dunn deserves the recognition and respect he is bound to receive for his tenacity, his meticulous presentation and, above all, his daring and innovative ideas."

Robert G. Bauval, coauthor of The Orion Mystery

"None of the previous theories regarding the purpose of the Great Pyramid really explain the known facts. From the tombs for the pharaohs, to markers for astrology, every explanation, thus far, has failed to account satisfactorily for at least some aspect of the physical evidence. Christopher Dunn, however, has looked squarely at all available research and provided a truly convincing and scientific, albeit revolutionary, explanation in The Giza Power Plant."

Douglas Kenyon, editor of Atlantis Rising

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A single name is on the cover of this book because there is not room for each person who should get credit for the work contained within. Ever since I was able to read, I have held authors in high esteem. In fact, I am awestruck by them. Rarely, though, did I read their acknowledgments page, and when I did I did not fully appreciate the importance of the author's credits. Now I do. I now realize that in order to make a book possible, an author needs mountains of support from family, friends, colleagues, and ultimately the editors who guide the rough manuscript to book form. Now that this book is in your hand, and I have joined the ranks of authors, I am humbled by the process that has brought me here, and would like to place credit where it belongs.

Without the support of my family, this book would not be possible. The untold hours on the computer, while chores and family time were put on hold, could only have been spent with the full support and kind patience of my wife, Jeanne. Even before the manuscript found a publisher, Jeanne spent many hours on the old manuscript, which had been started in 1977 and had not been worked on since 1983, creating an electronic copy and fixing my grammar and punctuation. The enthusiasm of my children, who write proudly in their school essays that "Father is an engineer and author," has surprised and delighted me.

Though we have never met, and have only talked on the telephone for a few minutes, I have spent many hours with Peter Tompkins, via his book Secrets of the Great Pyramid. Without his efforts in making early research on the Great Pyramid available in a descriptive and readable way, The Giza Power Plant would not have been given life.

I started The Giza Power Plant in 1977. I gave it the title on the day of its genesis and it will be of age in September 1998. Over the past twenty-one years, I have received guidance, information, advice, and encouragement from many people from all walks of life. Without Paul and Ardith Keller of Camby, Indiana, the work would not have even started. They helped me change my perspective on my life, my spirit, and my soul-they made it possible for me to imagine the unimaginable. I would also like to thank Lexey Ann for introducing me to them.

I would like to thank my dear friends Arlan and Joyce Andrews, who goaded me into submitting parts of my book for publication in magazineson more than one occasionand for presenting me with a talented foil against which I honed my ideas. Thanks also to Dr. Stanley Schmidt of Analog magazine for seeing the value of "Advanced Machining in Ancient Egypt" and seeing fit to publish it on two occasions, and to Jeff D. Kooistra, for reading The Giza Power Plant synopsis and adding his own perspective on Tesla technology.

I greatly appreciate my dear friends, Jeff and Judie Summers, who have given me encouragement and support in many different ways; and Tom Adams, Steven Defenbaugh, Joe Drejewski, Arlen Gondry, Joe Klinger, Dr. Katherine Klinger, Judd Peck, Donald Raha, Max Rettig, Clyde Treadwell, and my friends at the Danville Engineers Club.

In the past three years I have been fortunate to meet other researchers who question orthodox beliefs and who are working tirelessly to bring enlightenment and truth to the world. Each brings a different perspective on ancient cultures, and, while we do not necessarily all agree on every aspect, I have been amazed at the high level of cooperation and support shown by Robert Bauval, Mike Brass of the University of Capetown, South Africa, David Hatcher Childress, James Hagan, Graham Hancock, and Roger Hopkins; Laura Lee, Eric Leither, Robert McKenty, Stephen Mehler, Tom Miller, and Richard Noone; Chris Ogilvie, Roel Oostra, Dr. Robert Schoch, Robert Vawter, John Anthony West, and Colin Wilson. I also appreciate those who have sent me e-mails after reading my article on the Internet. They are too numerous to mention, but should know that I appreciate their comments and support. I also appreciate those who have challenged my ideas, for I find that these challenges are great opportunities for growth and learning. A debate on ('Advanced Machining in Ancient Egypt" raged for almost six months on the sci.archaeology newsgroup, and was brought to my attention by Rodney Small, who had read the original article in 1984. I would like to thank the principal debaters on this issue, Miguel Magguire, August Matthusson, and Martin Stower, for their most eloquent and scholarly contribution. It was August who kept pounding on the question, "Where are the power plants?"

J. Douglas Kenyon, editor of Atlantis Rising, is largely responsible for bringing contact between me and Barbara Clow of Bear & Company. Barbara tore apart a manuscript that had been lying dormant for so many years that it had calcified. After I submitted it three times, feeling as though I had been brought to the front of the class each time, she finally agreed that it should go to copyediting. Little did I know at this point that the real work was to begin; I cannot thank Joan Parisi Wilcox enough for holding my feet to the fire and the effort she put into the manuscript in making it what it is now. I appreciate her scholarship, her original skepticism, and her subsequent belief in the radical theory The Giza Power Plant proposes. Many thanks also to editorial director, John Nelson; publicity director, Jody Winters; and the rest of the Bear clan who make this book possible.

And to the people of the United States of America, who have created an environment that nurtures freedom, creativity, and opportunity. As an immigrant, I fully recognize the benefits this environment has given me.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

F or years there has been a strong belief that a highly advanced civilization populated this planet thousands of years ago. This belief seems to be increasing and affecting not just the fringes of academic thought, but as the new millennium approaches, more conventional scholars and their students. Anomalous artifacts have been found in Egypt and other places that imply the use of what we would consider advanced technology, by either their function or design and manufacture. Did our distant ancestors possess scientific knowledge and technical skills that we have struggled to acquire for centuries? Many people would emphatically answer "Yes"! Based on logical arguments that reference artifacts from ancient times, scholars and laypeople alike are slowly coming to the realization and giving credence to the idea that cataclysmic forces brought a technologically astute civilization to an end.