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*Update on the Herodotus Machine Discovery*

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It has been over two years since I made the announcement about my
discovery of what I considered, at the time, to be an excellent
contender for the title "Herodotus Machine". I first made the discovery
in September of 2000, and I announced my discovery on a public message
board, but did not announce any specifics regarding the functioning of
the device itself.

In my discussions over the next several months, it became clear that
there was actually a littany of devices that /*could*/ have done the job
of building the pyramids of Egypt... but what was necessary was an
evidence-based theory for how the job was actually done.

I have received many emails and message-board posts since that
announcement two years ago. Some people have referred to me as a fraud,
or a charlatan. The vast majority of emails, however, have been of a far
more constructive and supportive nature. For all of the emails, I am
thankful. For any "lack of responsiveness" on my part, I am truly
apologetic.

The important part of any theory is beginning with evidence. We have
such evidence in the form of the pyramids themselves. It is obvious that
they were built, and the competing construction theories that I have
seen in books, on video, and on the internet all seem to have inherent
weaknesses in them... areas that they have left unanswered, or evidence
that they have left unexplained.

My goal has been, and still is, to create the most logical, pragmatic,
data-encompassing, evidence based model for megalithic pyramid
construction advanced since the pyramids themselves were built. In doing
so, I have had to spend enormous time and resources studying not just
one pyramid, but several. I have been forced to spend thousands of my
own dollars on books, papers, and on site research in Egypt itself. All
along, my driving motivation has been to find (or more sometimes more
correctly, to* not* find) the pieces of evidence that would prove the
undoing of my theory. I have set up several tests, whereby evidence
would be predicted, and the evidence was found in each and every case.

There have been modifications to the original work. That's how science
advances. When I read back over what I had written two years ago, I feel
like I'm reading the naive ramblings of a high school student. Late last
year, my first article was published in KMT Magazine. In this article, I
announced the discovery of a new block count for the pyramid of Khufu
(some 3.9 million blocks, rather than 2.3 million that has been in use
since Petrie calculated it using overly-simplistic averages 120 years
ago); I demonstrated a new computerized technique for examining the
pyramid of Khufu; and as far as I can tell, I was the first to discover
that the first course of Khufu's pyramid is exactly 1/100th the overall
finished height of the pyramid, and this does not appear to be a
coincidence, based on the evidence I presented.

This work, however, represents a mere fraction of what I have actually
discovered and documented. The more I studied, the more I found out I
needed to know much, much more before I could even take myself seriously
on this endeavor to slightly revise our understanding of the ancient
Egyptians. I am unlettered, inexperienced, and generally unqualified to
be undertaking such a task... but it is that constant state of humility
that drives me to make sure every detail I attempt to present is checked
and double-checked against the most modern, up-to-date resources available.

To date, my work now encompasses, and explains, the following questions
about the megalithic pyramid construction age of ancient Egypt:

1. How the Egyptians built the Pyramids of Sneferu, Khufu, Khafre,
Menkaure and beyond.

2. Precisely how many years and people it took to build the pyramid
of Khufu at Giza.

3. Why the pyramids are shaped as they are (including the anomalous
Bent Pyramid at Dahshur).

4. Why the chambers inside the pyramids are layed out as they are.

5. Why Khufu's pyramid has "creases" up the four sides.

6. Why the anomalous shafts exist within the pyramid of Khufu at Giza.

7. What is the actual reason for the changing in pyramid alignments
over time.

8. A comprehensive timeline for all construction at the Giza
Plateau, including the Sphinx

9. How the megalithic technology evolved and changed through
Egyptian history.

As one can imagine, this is no small task. When you're on the right
track, the doors just keep opening up in front of you. Every discovery
led to another. Every innovation or adaptation led to a better
understanding of other data and other evidence that had been considered
anomalous...until now.

I'm not asking for support, kindness, or trust. I'm actually apologizing
for making the announcement two years ago...long before I was ever, ever
ready to make such a bold and arrogantly rash statement. Had I found out
I was wrong, anywhere along the way, I would gladly have tossed this
thing off my desk, and put it all out on the internet to show people how
to KILL a bad theory. That, in and of itself, would have been of use to
the public. Pieces of my evidence were wrong, but the core theory, and
primary evidence, refused to be shaken. There are too many people out
there with good ideas, but they cannot seem to grasp the necessity to be
their own harshest critics. I would have loved to have served as a model
for them. Unfortunately, I am not getting off that easily.

On a personal note, I don't want this job any more. I hate thinking
about it. I have a great life, and absolutely no need to ever think
about this again. Sometimes I think this frustration comes out in my
discussions, because I wish I could just be as wrong as some of the
other theories that fly around the internet. But, when a person holds a
key, I think that person has a responsibility to use that key to help
unlock our past. I am reasonably convinced I hold such a key.

What am I asking for, then? In a word, /*patience*/. We live in a world
where 24-hour news creates the impression that everything should be
resolved before the next commercial break. Quarterly returns dictate the
value of a hundred-year old company. The success of a child's life is
based on the outcome of a single junior league soccer game. I won't
rush. I am not going to be pushed into putting out information that may
be wrong, so long as I can find the energy and wherewithall to discover
the mistake first by myself. It may take me one more year... or it may
take me five. Anybody who says the Egyptologists never update their
ideas and theories has never tried writing a paper based on the most
current data. It is always pushing ahead, faster than most can read. I
will not be rushed into putting out shoddy work just because "enquiring
minds want to know". I'm sorry.

I would like to thank the countless people who have helped me with my
work over the last two years. Your efforts, criticisms, and inputs have
all been taken with the utmost seriousness, and I don't think there's
anything that has been pointed out by a critic that hasn't been worked
into the current theoretical model. I've taken every word to heart.
Thank you.

Most sincerely,

Anthony Sakovich

Florida, USA

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