2009 - the unveiling of the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza

[AndyH]

Originally Posted by feardia

I suppose they'll be telling us it was built by a few thousand slaves with copper chisels....

LOL! Quite amusing when you put it that way

My fave theory is that the pyramids were built by bricks made in place from the regolith in the area.
The regolith was mixed with (a little) water inside a wooden box with an open top, compacted and then left to dry for a few days in the desert heat and then the box was dismantled leaving the huge "brick" in place.
I've actually seen a demo on google vids or youtube somewhere, it was very convincing and seemed to be a realistic theory. The only problem is the large granite roof stones inside some of the chambers....

[King Lear]

Originally Posted by AndyH

LOL! Quite amusing when you put it that way

My fave theory is that the pyramids were built by bricks made in place from the regolith in the area.
The regolith was mixed with (a little) water inside a wooden box with an open top, compacted and then left to dry for a few days in the desert heat and then the box was dismantled leaving the huge "brick" in place.
I've actually seen a demo on google vids or youtube somewhere, it was very convincing and seemed to be a realistic theory. The only problem is the large granite roof stones inside some of the chambers....

My favorite theory is, and I don't know why no one later referred to it, that the Egyptians made the stones round so to speak! Years ago I saw a documetary where it was described that Japanese Egyptologist found small models and paintings on the walls of wodden supports who look a bit like a cradle. Astonishly this "cradle" would make a 1/4 circle. So if you put 4 of them on each side of the stone block you have a round stone. Combined with the spindeling ramp (inside or outside) [but Zahi said also in the C2C interview, referring to the inside ramp theory, admitting that it is a very good one, but that he had not found any hard proof for it - no hollow spaces beneath the pyramids outer layer!] it would have been relatively easy to transport the stones to the top.