Aberdeen

It is something of a reporter’s dream when a press release comes in saying that a rare wooden artifact from the Great Pyramid of Egypt has been discovered in a cigar box in Scotland. And as if this were not enough to make for an awesome headline, the ancient Egyptian ritualistic pyramid relic dates to “at least 3,000 BC,” a fact that will have writer Mr. Graham Hancock choking on his breakfast this morning, having promoted the idea that these architectural structures are much older than currently believed by mainstream archaeologists. [Author Note: The writer now retracts this statement. While during his early research Mr Hancock may have "considered" the pyramids were perhaps built older than the generally accepted dates