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bangdazap t1_jbt4reb wrote
Reply to comment by cargo_run_rust in Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator
The year in Ancient Egypt was divided into two parts: harvest season and flood season, when the banks of the river Nile overflowed. That meant that for half of the year, the Egyptian state had access to large numbers of idle laborers.
Add to that that they had long experience in building monuments (the Great Pyramid was hardly the first colossal monument built by Egypt).
They also had a stable system of government, which meant that they could build their monuments over a long period of time.
Also, the pyramids were built next to a quarry, and a short way from the Nile meaning that they could easily ship in stones.
We also have writings of the engineering teams who built the pyramids, along with other archeological evidence from the construction.
cargo_run_rust t1_jbt4z8m wrote
But 20 years is still a very short period to have built the great pyramid. The math tells that 1 stone should have been put in place for every 1 hour.
mouse_8b t1_jbtbjqe wrote
Or 2 stones an hour in a 12 hour shift. Or 4 stones an hour in a 12 hour shift 6 months at a time. Placing a stone every 15 minutes doesn't seem so impossible, especially if there is a queue of stones ready to go.
cargo_run_rust t1_jbtd1p5 wrote
It is possible, but the same pace over 20 years is unbelievable? Inspite of Rains, battles, summers, droughts... Too difficult to believe.
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