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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.
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