The Surprising Truth Behind the Construction of the Great Pyramids

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Recent research suggests that the limestone blocks used in the Great Pyramids were formed onsite rather than quarried, challenging long-held beliefs about their construction. The study found that these blocks contained unique chemical compositions and high water content, indicating they were not natural limestone. This revelation implies that ancient Egyptians may have utilized advanced techniques to create these blocks, rather than relying on slave labor as previously thought. Despite this, questions remain about how the massive stones were lifted to such heights during construction. Overall, these findings highlight the ingenuity of ancient Egyptian builders and prompt a reevaluation of historical narratives surrounding the pyramids.
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aeacfm said:
but many chemists and others of archaeology say the geopolymer is impossible because of we must have great furnaces to burn these stones and no evidence for these furnaces found
what about that?

Sorry...are you agreeing with me, or disagreeing? I mention the unfinished obelisk in Egypt (bottom picture) because I had doubts about the Egyptians using casting techniques strictly. It would seem, as in the case of the unfinished obelisk of Aswan, that they at least quarried granite blocks.
 
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seems like if you were going to make casts, you might as well also make interlocking shapes to increase structural stability.

also, where would you get all the lumber to burn to make quicklime?
 
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I had no clue about this until this thread, thanks Evo!

Oh, and for people talking about Jewish slaves in Egypt, the historical record is clear (wrong time period), but also keep in mind that the Passover story is a parable; it doesn't need to be taken literally. Unlike some religions (not naming names *cough really was a Noah's ark *cough*) fundamentalist Judaism still acknowledges that the Pentateuch was at best a divinely inspired construction of humans. AFAIK, only Islam claims that its scripture is the unaltered and literal word of god... and maybe Mormonism... I don't know.
 
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Proton Soup said:
seems like if you were going to make casts, you might as well also make interlocking shapes to increase structural stability.

also, where would you get all the lumber to burn to make quicklime?
It's granular limestone aggregate.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01308.x/abstract
 
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Evo said:
It's granular limestone aggregate.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01308.x/abstract

i would like to see them duplicate it, but it seems as if they are still not clear on that.
 

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