# The pyramid predates Khufu and was reused by him.

> Disputed: The pyramid predates Khufu and was reused by him.

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# The pyramid predates Khufu and was reused by him.

The pyramid predates Khufu and was reused by him.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Construction-phase dates and documents centuries before the Fourth Dynasty.

## What would rule it out

- Documents of Khufu's reign describing the works in progress, and radiocarbon consistent with that reign.

## Evidence none for · 2 against

[Mortar radiocarbon dates run only 100 to 200 years older than the historical date, which the authors…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMP1BM193Y/mortar-radiocarbon-dates-run-only-100-to-200-years-older)

Supported

AGAINST

[The Merer papyri describe stone deliveries to the pyramid in Khufu's Year 26.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMP1KE36Q3/the-merer-papyri-describe-stone-deliveries-to-the-pyramid-in)

Established

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Who built the Great Pyramid, and how was the work organised?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNV8A4GQV/who-built-the-great-pyramid-and-how-was-the-work-organised)

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