Research Areas

This research focuses on the archaeological and architectural analysis of the Giza Plateau, with particular attention to structural systems, underground contexts, and non-invasive field methodologies.

  • Osiris Shaft and underground structures
  • Khafre Causeway and architectural systems
  • Western Escarpment rock-cut features
  • Non-invasive field observation and analysis
Selected Publications

Open-Access Archaeological Research

Architectural Constraints and Interface Anomalies in the Osiris Shaft Complex

Osiris Shaft · Non-invasive documentary assessment

A non-invasive archaeological–architectural assessment focused on wall–floor junctions, interface discontinuities, and localized moisture signatures within the Osiris Shaft complex.

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Reconsidering the Osiris Shaft: Evidence for a Connected Subterranean Network

Giza Plateau · Subterranean architecture

Study exploring the Osiris Shaft within a broader subsurface architectural framework through photographic documentation and limited tomographic correlation.

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A Rock-Cut Cavity in the Western Escarpment of the Giza Plateau

Western Escarpment · Preliminary observational study

Preliminary documentation and contextual analysis of an isolated rock-cut cavity within the western escarpment of the Giza Plateau.

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Field Work

Ongoing field research conducted directly on the Giza Plateau, focused on structural observation, architectural analysis, and documentation of anomalies within complex archaeological contexts.

The work is based on direct, non-invasive observation and aims to identify architectural constraints, discontinuities, and contextual patterns often overlooked in conventional interpretations.

Contact & Collaboration

For research collaborations, institutional dialogue, or project-related inquiries, please get in touch directly.

Email: dott.armandomei@gmail.com

All research is conducted within a non-invasive, evidence-based framework grounded in direct field observation.

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Publications

Open-Access Research Outputs

Publications

This section presents open-access research outputs, preprints, and methodological studies by Armando Mei, focused on non-invasive archaeological documentation, architectural field analysis, Egyptological interpretation, and comparative research frameworks.

Research profile:
Giza Plateau · Non-invasive archaeology · Architectural constraints · Documentary assessment · Methodological analysis · Open-access DOI publications
Featured Giza Plateau Research

A Rock-Cut Cavity in the Western Escarpment of the Giza Plateau

Preprint · Western Escarpment · Non-invasive research framework

Preliminary documentation and contextual analysis of an isolated rock-cut cavity within the western escarpment of the Giza Plateau. The study adopts a strictly observational and non-interpretative approach, proposing a controlled non-invasive research framework for future investigation.

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Architectural Constraints and Interface Anomalies in the Osiris Shaft Complex

Preprint · Osiris Shaft · Non-invasive documentary assessment

A non-invasive archaeological–architectural assessment of selected structural interfaces within the Osiris Shaft complex, focusing on wall–floor junctions, surface behavior, localized moisture signatures, and observable architectural constraints.

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Reconsidering the Osiris Shaft: Evidence for a Connected Subterranean Network beneath the Giza Plateau

Preprint · Osiris Shaft · Subterranean architecture

A reassessment of the Osiris Shaft based on photographic documentation, stratigraphic surface analysis, and limited correlation with satellite radar tomography, exploring whether the structure may be understood within a broader subsurface architectural context.

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All Research Outputs

Beyond Symbolic Reduction: Evidentiary Filtering and the Cusco Foundation Narrative

Interdisciplinary analysis of the Cusco foundation narrative, introducing the concept of evidentiary filtering in relation to environmental signals embedded in mythological traditions.

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Evidentiary Stratification and Structural Underdetermination in Old Kingdom Administrative Texts

Methodological model applied to the Wadi al-Jarf papyri, distinguishing direct textual attestation from broader historical and architectural reconstruction.

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Geometrically Coherent Linear Discontinuities in Hypogeal Limestone Contexts

Observational morphological dataset from an Osiris Shaft lateral chamber, documenting floor recesses, wall discontinuities, alteration bands, and bounded surface anomalies.

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Giza Revisited

Constraint-based reassessment of selected architectural contexts on the Giza Plateau through non-invasive, observation-based archaeological analysis.

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The Osiris Shaft and the Khafre Causeway

Archaeology-centered synthesis of the Osiris Shaft and its relationship to the Khafre Causeway, with limited tomographic correlation constrained by established archaeological context.

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Reconsidering Zep Tepi through Archaeoastronomical Modelling

Critical reassessment of long-range archaeoastronomical interpretations of Giza, focusing on precessional back-dating, symbolic temporality, and interpretive risk.

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An Archaeology-Centered, Exclusion-Based Framework for Secondary Architectural Structures

Methodological framework for the analysis of causeways, mortuary temples, shafts, and hypogeal systems through architectural constraints and functional discontinuities.

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Architectural Constraints and the Impossibility of Water-Based Functional Models in the Great Pyramid

Archaeological–architectural reassessment of internal sealing and isolation systems in the Great Pyramid, testing water-based functional models against material constraints.

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Reconsidering the Egyptian Short Cubit

Revised and expanded examination of the Egyptian Short Cubit as a metrological problem, emphasizing ambiguity, functional discontinuity, and possible non-linear original use.

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Documented Architectural and Contextual Inconsistencies in the Eastern Temple Area of the Khafre Pyramid Complex

Strictly observational study of a defined sector in the Eastern Temple area of the Khafre complex, documenting masonry heterogeneity and unresolved architectural questions.

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The Linguistic and Cultural Origins of Te Hu Ti

Exploratory study of the name of Thoth through possible Mesopotamian lexical and conceptual convergences within early interregional contact frameworks.

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Structural and Lithotechnical Anomalies in the Southern Base of the Khafre Pyramid

Analysis of structural and lithotechnical anomalies in the southern base of the Khafre Pyramid, focusing on granite integration, substrate behavior, and megalithic engineering implications.

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