# Bonani 2001: Radiocarbon Dates of Old and Middle Kingdom Monuments in Egypt

> Georges Bonani, Herbert Haas, Zahi Hawass et al., 2001. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The radiocarbon dataset and the "old wood" problem.

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# Radiocarbon Dates of Old and Middle Kingdom Monuments in Egypt

Georges Bonani, Herbert Haas, Zahi Hawass et al., 2001. _Radiocarbon_.

The 1984 and 1995 dating campaigns: 454 samples of charcoal and organic matter from the mortar of Old and Middle Kingdom monuments, including the Great Pyramid. The dates average about 100 to 200 years older than the historical chronology, which the authors attribute to old wood.

**How the Great Pyramid was built** Articledoi: **[10.1017/S0033822200038558](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033822200038558)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The radiocarbon dataset and the "old wood" problem.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[The pyramid predates Khufu and was reused by him.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/answers/ANS0CSMP13T23E2/the-pyramid-predates-khufu-and-was-reused-by-him)

Answer

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[Radiocarbon dates of Old and Middle Kingdom monuments (1984 and 1995 campaigns)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CSMP6ZA6PYY/radiocarbon-dates-of-old-and-middle-kingdom-monuments-1984)

Dataset

DAT

[Mortar dates from the pyramid itself average 100 to 200 years older than the historical date.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMP6FP2A5Q/mortar-dates-from-the-pyramid-itself-average-100-to-200)

Evidence

EVD

[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)

Evidence

EVD

[Two campaigns date charcoal and plant matter from the pyramids' mortar](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/events/EVT0CSMNVQY79NH/two-campaigns-date-charcoal-and-plant-matter-from-the)

EVT

[How the Great Pyramid was built](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid)

The mystery article

MYS

[When exactly was it built, and how long did it take?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVZR2ZYC/when-exactly-was-it-built-and-how-long-did-it-take)

Question

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## Cite it

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Bonani, G., Haas, H., Hawass, Z., Lehner, M., Nakhla, S., Nolan, J., Wenke, R., & Wölfli, W. (2001). Radiocarbon Dates of Old and Middle Kingdom Monuments in Egypt. Radiocarbon. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033822200038558
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033822200038558)

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**SRC** 0CSMNKP45WQJ

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Journal article

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