DougWeller wrote:stellarchaser wrote:
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Mr.Barakat said that he was working on egyptian pyramids, AS GEOLOGIST, for twenty years. Even if he had lied about it, he musn't know anything about egyptian pyramids. He's geologist.
So we see Mr.Hawas flying his statesments around same as some others acused by him for "halucinations". So there's not much difference between him and those he acuses. It's just a "I wash my hands" within dogmatic archeological club.
Actually, Barakat didn't claim to be working on Egyptian pyramids as a geologist for 20 years. Any such claims were made by other people. So far as I can tell there is no evidence that he has worked on Egyptian pyramids in any way -- and you do know who would be involved in giving him permission, I presume? A very small number of geologists have been given access to the Giza plateau in the last 20 years.
Maybe Hawass is upset because he has found out that people like Gerussi have been claiming, falsely, that he sent Barakat there? That seems pretty likely, and I wouldn't blame him if he was.
If you want to argue still that Barakat is an expert on Egyptian pyramids, please give us some evidence.
I'm not saying that Dr. Ali Barakat (Berekat) is expert on Egyptian pyramids but he is experienced geologist and I could say is not a dummy as Dr Hawass said. Somebody could say for Dr Hawass that he is dummy because he is architect who turns to be an archeologist (Egyptologist). But I'm sure that some of Dr Hawass personality is for real discussion. Below is translated letter from Egyptian Embassy regarding request for assistance.
http://www.bosnian-pyramid.com/downloads/08-03-2006.jpg
http://www.bosnian-pyramid.com/news.html
The Embassy of the Arabian Republic of Egypt
N°: 103/ 2006
Date: March 8th, 2006
The Embassy of the Arabian Republic of Egypt in Sarajevo is pleased to answer to the Foundation Archaeological Park “Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun” concerning the letter dated 03/02/2006 requesting for assistance of two Egyptian experts, I’m pleased to announce you that the competent Egyptian Institutes accepted your request, they nominated:
1. Prof. Dr. Safiya Bedir, Chief of the Archaeology Department of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Ain Shams University in Cairo, who will join as member of the ISAC Committee (International Science Advisory Committee) for valuation of the terrain works during her stay of the duration of seven days between May and August, 2006.
2. Dr. Ali Abdallah Berekat, geologist at the Egyptian Mineral Resource Authority, for terrain group works having the duration of four weeks starting from mid-May, 2006.
The Embassy will give you an advance notification about the exact arrival period of the
Egyptian experts.
I ask you kindly to inform us about the suggested meeting time of the ISAC Committee (International Science Advisory Committee), about the necessary logistics for the visit of the Egyptian experts, about the place to stay and eating in Sarajevo and Visoko, the transportation and the accompanying and contact persons for the mentioned experts.
The Embassy of the Arabian Republic of Egypt in Sarajevo use the occasion to thank you once again.
Kind regards
(truly signed and stamped)
The arrival of Prof. Dr. Safiya Bedir is expected for July 24th, 2006.
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