August 24, 2011 10:32PM
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cladking Wrote:
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> Are you suggesting then that everything was
> cladded on the way up except where the ramps lay?
> What sort of ramps were used that allowed access
> to the cladding in order to smooth them?
>
Of course not. If ramps were used (and I think they were), they were extended upwards level by level as the pyramid rose. It is possible the facing and backing stones--the bits that needed to be fitted with precision--were often the first part laid in every course, with the core stones, rubble, sand etc largely filled in afterwards. The outer surface of the facing stones, however, was left rough except at their edges; see the unfinished facing stones in the lowest levels of G3 for examples. And after the topmost course of the pyramid was emplaced, the ramp was progressively dismantled, level by level;as each level of facing stones was thus exposed, the masons finished and polished the outer faces. And so on down, level by level, always with the current remains of the ramp as a secure working platform for the masons - something which I see singularly lacking in your concept.
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