| There
is only one known
written explanation of
how the ancient
Egyptians built the
pyramids. Because
it was written so many
years after the age of
the pyramids, few
historians or
archaeologists have
given it much attention.
Herodotus of Asia Minor,
(d. 425 B.C.) traveled
extensively in Egypt,
collecting the verbal
history of this most
ancient nation. In
writing about the
construction of these
pyramids, he stated:
"The
method employed was to
build it in steps, or,
as some call them, tiers
or terraces. When the
base was complete, the
blocks for the first
tier above it were
lifted from ground level
by contrivances made of
short timbers; on this
first tier there was
another, which raised
the blocks a stage
higher, then yet another
which raised them higher
still. Each tier, or
story, had its set of
levers, or it made be
that they used the same
one, which, being easy
to carry, they shifted
up from stage to stage
as soon as its load was
dropped into place....
The finishing-off of the
pyramid was begun at the
top and continued
downwards, ending with
the lowest parts nearest
the ground."
The
"contrivance"
used in the lifting of
the enormous blocks of
the pyramids is now
understood. It has been
thoroughly tested and
examined by engineers
who agree that such a
"lift-device"
is capable of lifting
stones in excess of
100,000 pounds, when
constructed in large
enough dimensions.
Ron
Wyatt, basing his design
on the description of
Heordotus, constructed
machines, made of wood,
that easily lift heavy
objects. |
