A French Scientist solves the Pyramid enigma
JOSEPH DAVIDOVITS, PHD, REDISCOVERS ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ARI-KAT TECHNOLOGY
A two-tonne replica of a pyramid limestone block was cast at the GEOPOLYMER INSTITUTE in Saint Quentin, France
his laboratory
At the Geopolymer Institute in St Quentin near Paris, Dr Joseph Davidovits (born 1935) researches ancient cements and concretes, Professor Davidovits is renowned for his research into a branch of chemistry whose chief study is geopolymers - natural materials made from compounded molecules, at ambient temperatures.
Throughout his long professional life, Professor Davidovits has taught in US universities, has published two important studies on the pyramids and has patented a number of original products that employ sophisticated processes in the manufacture of cement. In 1998 Dr. Davidovits was awarded France's "Chevalier de L'Ordre National du Mérite" in recognition of his research and of his many patents for the production of cements in an innovative branch of chemistry known as geopolymerization.
Dr. Davidovits creates new mineral compounds and rocks by copying and accelerating natural processes. He is the author of the books "Ils ont bâti les Pyramides", Paris 2002 and "The pyramids: an enigma solved", New York, 1988, which provide a basis for the information revealed in the ARI-KAT miniseries.
stone block in his lab
Dr. Davidovits has taken a special interest in the Egyptian pyramids and has combined a new approach - a chemist's approach - to hieroglyph interpretation, with in-depth research on the structure and composition of the stone blocks and cements used in pyramid-building.
As a result, and after long experimentation in the casting of stone, he has published a fascinating theory about how the construction of these giant man-made mountains must have been carried out. Dr. Davidovits creates new mineral compounds and rocks by copying and accelerating natural processes.
