... there are
> simpler methods. For example, they could just ramp
> the granite onto one of the lower courses and then
> ramp or lever them to the next course of core
> masonry (not really that high, about 1-1.5 m) as
> the course is being constructed... lots of storage
> and work space on the top surface of an unfinished
> pyramid. If they planned it right the heavy blocks
> would end up close to where they needed them for
> the construction of the King's Chamber.
>
>


There is no evidence that the Great Pyramid was built using extensive ramping.It is simply too close to the quarry to have had a ramp.

Levering stones up the side of the pyramid is simply a ludicrous proposition. There is not nearly enough room for men to work and accidents would be more monumental than their goal.

It is not known how it was built.

I would agree kites seem most improbable since even lifting the ropes necessary for the loads would be a huge challenge.


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Man fears the pyramid, time fears man.