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Pyramid Construction
The sides of the pyramid ascend at an angle of slightly less than 52 degrees, culminating in a summit of 480 feet. The method by which the ancient Egyptians managed to maneuver two and a half ton blocks to such an incredible height without the use of cranes or block and tackle remains a mystery to modern archaeologists. Egyptologist Mark Lehner has dedicated 30 years to studying the pyramids hands-on. His approach to the question involved locating the quarries and determining what kind of ramp could be used to transport the blocks to the pyramid in a functional slope. Almost all Egyptologists believe that some kind of ramp was used to raise the stone blocks, but the type of ramp used remains a mystery. The approach to the pyramid, whether straight on, zigzagging up one side, or spiraling around it, is also unknown. Although the ramps were dismantled once the pyramid was complete, fragments of evidence are available to archaeologists. It was through the use of ramps and sheer muscle power that millions of blocks were transported to the summit. Once in position, the builders faced the task of fitting the blocks together with astonishing precision. Surprisingly, a large proportion of the internal stones were only roughly finished, and the gaps between them were filled with rubble and gypsum mortar. However, every stone that would be visible when the build was completed was placed with amazing precision. In the Great Pyramid, the blocks of the burial chamber fit precisely, and the sides of these blocks had to be almost perfectly flat to achieve these astonishing joins. This precision engineering was achieved using the most rudimentary of tools, such as the rod spring tool, which was used to determine the true flatness of the surface.
By emron innocent2 years ago in Humans
