Discussions about why the Egyptian pyramids were created in due time still do not cease. These giant structures are most often called the tombs of the pharaohs, who in this way hoped to exalt themselves and gain immortality. Others believe that the pyramids were astronomical observatories. But the technology of the construction of these buildings is considered a much greater mystery.
Pyramids keep their secret
It has been established that the famous Pyramid of Cheops contains more than two million impressive stone blocks. Each structural element weighs from two to fifteen tons. The blocks are so tightly fitted to each other that between them there is no way to stick a narrow blade of a knife. Despite the enormous size, the pyramids have very accurately calibrated proportions. How did the ancient builders achieve this ideality?
The answer to this question was sought by the ancient Greeks. The famous historian and traveler of antiquity Herodotus suggested that the Egyptians built the pyramids using special wooden machines that could lift blocks of stone sequentially from one ledge of the building to another. Other researchers of that time believed that the blocks were transported along a gentle earthen embankment with a draw or using wooden rollers.
Herodotus in his writings indicates that up to one hundred thousand people were simultaneously involved in the construction of the large pyramids, who worked on the same structure for several decades.
In the 70s of the last century, Japanese engineers tried to build a smaller copy of the pyramid, using a device for lifting blocks and an inclined embankment. But their efforts did not lead to positive results, the experiment failed - the friction between the blocks and the ground was too great. Obviously, the ancient builders knew some special secret, which was subsequently lost and did not reach present times.
How were the pyramids built in Egypt?
Here is one of the ways that serious scientists and engineers consider suitable for the construction of the pyramids at the level of technology that existed several thousand years ago. Stone blocks climbed the pyramid from four sides at once. On each side of the block a frame of wooden logs was installed, which had braces. Between the racks of the frame structure there was a thicker log, fastened to the frame with bronze rods.
Opposite this structure, several logs were laid, tied so that the flooring was just above the edge of the step. On such a log flooring, the block was pulled up and mounted by means of levers on a wooden slide. A long, strong rope was fastened to the sled, which, together, was pulled by several workers at once. Rotation of a log mounted on bronze rods reduced friction.
When the center of gravity of the stone block passed over the edge of the next layer of blocks, the element turned over and assumed a horizontal position in the required place. The sled light came back down for the next block.
As calculations show, with such a technology no more than fifty workers would be required to lay one two-ton block.
Unfortunately, such engineering calculations exist so far only on paper. In order to confirm or refute the effectiveness of the described technology, a full-fledged experiment would be required, which should be very expensive. Nevertheless, the described technology is more reliable than the arguments cited by a number of researchers in favor of the fact that the pyramids were actually built by powerful aliens.
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