Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, statistics and diagrams relating to Harry Carver's studies of the Great Pyramid.
Dates
- Creation: 1921 - 1943
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Harry Drinkwater Carver (d. 1943) was a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute. He carried out studies of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh, concluding there were a number of unidentified chambers, and that the pyramid was an astronomical, geometrical and mathematical monument rather than a mere tomb.
Extent
2 archive box(es) (2 boxes) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 41
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the collection is unknown.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS.
Originator(s)
Carver, Harry Drinkwater, d 1943
Subject
- Carver, Harry Drinkwater, 1943 (Person)
- Date
- 2003-10-13 09:36:22+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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