Scott Creighton Wrote:
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> Al:When you have vast amounts of manpower and
> patience - and the will of an absolute monarch -
> you really don't need some deux ex machine
> "technology" to explain human accomplishments like
> this.
>
> SC: Well tell me then - how exactly do you lift
> and manipulate the 50-ton blocks of the KC in an
> area where only four to six people can stand when
> the elbow grease of at least 2000 workers would be
> required?



I assume that you are referring to the granite blocks, weighing 40-50 tonnes (about 2m thick and 5.25m long) and used for the construction of the relieving chambers ?

Imo ;

1) for instance, these massive blocks were not transported up the pyramid on ramps or so, but were hauled up only one level (course) a time. The lowermost granite block is located, if I recall, at the 75th course. So, the upward movement of the relieving chamber-blocks was carried out in at least 75 steps. They raised while the pyramid gained height. No need for kites = much too complicated, dangerous.

2) the lowermost of the granite blocks was simply horizontally dragged in place, using the surface of the course where it lay upon, waiting till the moment arrived to put it in place. The next granite block had to wait till the next few courses were finished to drag it in place. No kites needed.



> Al: It would have been the wonder of the age, and
> not simply a construction device to be forgotten
> when the pyramids were completed.
>
> SC: Agreed. But they may not have been entirely
> forgotten. Perhaps they told the Chinese??



A link between Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Chinese culture ???



Ronald.