The pyramids of Egypt's Old Kingdom contain some truly magnificent stones placed in conspicuously visible locations. These blocks are telling a story, but what clues can be found to help us understand the message?

If megalithic stones are found above a pyramid's entrance, does it make any sense to think of this entrance as being hidden?

Many of the largest stones in the 4th dynasty pyramids have cracked, but how were the ancient Egyptians interpreting these failures?

This video investigates these questions, and ponders what we might learn from looking the at the largest pyramid lintels.

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Many thanks to Valery Senmuth and the Isida Project for capturing so many great photos of these giant stones:
https://isida-project.ucoz.com/
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Thanks to Keith Hamilton for use of his illustrations and valuable insights:
https://independent.academia.edu/Keit...

Thanks to Stefan Bergdoll for his casing stone height diagram, as taken from Nathaniel Davison's measurements:
https://independent.academia.edu/Stef...

0:00 Intro
1:23 Gigantic lintels
2:25 Meidum Pyramid lintel
3:07 Secrecy defense?
3:50 Bent Pyramid lintel
5:28 Red Pyramid lintels
7:09 Bent Satellite lintel
9:05 Great Pyramid entrance
10:25 King's Chamber lintel
11:06 Lintel fractures
12:16 Pyramids shrink and lintels grow
12:41 Pyramid texts
13:46 Khufu Queens' pyramids
14:48 Impressive stones
15:17 Wall of the Crow lintel
16:19 Pyramid doors?