Mena: It is very nice that the archeologists has discovered a papyrus explaining how the Great Pyramids of Giza were built. It was a very ingenious idea to build a canal in the limestone mine to transported the 2 tons blocks to Giza in order to build the pyramid. I dont know if the papyrus talk about the Egyptians using lever to lifted up the two tons limestone.
It’s a question which has perplexed architects, scientists and conspiracy theorists alike – how was the Great Pyramid built?
One detail is now clear thanks to an ancient papyrus found in the ancient port of Wadi-al-Jarf on the Red Sea, according to a new Channel 4 documentary.
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The 4,500-year-old document is the only first-person account of the Great Pyramid’s construction, according to IFL Science.
In it, Merer solves one of the mysteries of the Great Pyramid – how the huge limestone and granite blocks were transported to the site.
View photos Ancient papyrus reveals secret of how Ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza in 2600BC More Merer’s diary reveals that the limestone was taken from the Tora quarry in boats, and that blocks were ferried to the site on man-made canals.
Merer’s diary says that his crew opened giant dykes to divert water from the Nile, channeling it into canals leading to the Pyramids.
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