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Numerous theories have tried to explain how the ancient Egyptians built the Giza Pyramids. Most of these theories revolve around the use of sophisticated human developed building techniques that have been traced back to the Egyptian culture by the archaeologists.
The first theory is characterized by the belief by most archaeologists that these ancient inhabitants of Egypt had developed ramps that were strong enough to ensure mobility of the building materials and the human resource. The theory was conceived by Engelbach in his architectural research in 1930. According to (Clarke and Engelbach, 1930), the most common one would be the linear ramp that was rarely used since they were very broad. Traces of them being used was found at the Sekhemkhet at Saqqara. This theory brought the increased need to want to understand the complexity of which the Egyptian architecture was and the way they did their construction that entailed so much work without having cranes as is the modern age. This specific theory tries to fully explain the mystery since the researchers showed architectural evidence regarding such ramps as in theory. Additionally, the theory fully explains the way these ancient builders were able to transfer their building equipment in a more realistic manner bearing in mind that they were still human.
Secondly, the raising block theory was developed by the Greek historian known as Herodotus who was attempting to see the maneuverability of the systems of building in within the pyramids (Bryn, 2012). He believed that the Egyptians used wooden levers to ensure that the blocks interlocked together to form a tight structure that was not permissible with dirt when the king's bodies were laid in. More researchers also believed that the builders used the technique to transfer the building materials to the roof of the pyramid since it would have been easier and more precise in that form. In the walls of the great pyramid, the researchers found out that its walls were steeply structured that would only allow for the technique to be used.
In conclusion, this mystery of how these builders were able to build this massive structure without cranes remains to be a subject that has a lot of responses from different individuals and scholars. More analogies will be brought forward escalating the complexity of the issue further but what remains is the ability of these builders to surpass the technology at the time to build structures that were unimaginable with the available techniques at the time.
References
Bryn, O. J. (2012). Retracing Khufu’s Great Pyramid.The "diamond matrix" and the number 7. Journal of Architectural Research, 135-145.
Clarke, S., & Engelback, R. (1930). Ancient Eqyptian Masonry. London.
Shaw, I. (2011, February 17). Building the Great Pyramid. Retrieved January 24, 2017, from BBC.
