Scientists Shocking new Discovery in Pyramids Turns Everything Upside Down

 known simply as the egyptian pyramids    these giant masonry structures are    scattered throughout egypt with 118 of    them still standing and are presumed    hundred more to have ever been built the    oldest and coincidentally largest of    these pyramids the great pyramid of giza    which has survived for over 4 000 years    the idea of constructing a 450 footage    structure out of limestone seems near    impossible and we're in the 21st century    then the question is how did they do it    in ancient egypt all cards on deck from    elaborate technology well ahead of its    time to help from galaxies far and wide    people have come up with all sorts of    theories to explain the pyramids    construction for example elon musk    shocked everyone when he tweeted that    there was nothing mysterious about    pyramids and that there is a perfectly    logical explanation of how pyramids were    built and in his tweet elon provided a    link to an article that details one    theory about how pyramids were built    however with the help of modern    technologies new discoveries that    scientists had made finally reveals the    answers to this mysterious phenomenon    how pyramids were built what was the    genius system that egyptians invented    and used that made all of these possible    these are the shocking findings by    researchers that will blow your mind so    let's start you can choose any movie    based on ancient egypt and you'll    indefinitely find a scene wherein a    tyrant pharaoh is yelling at slaves to    work harder faster or overall just    better on his pyramid the scene is    pretty stereotypical a tyrant exacting    unbearable workload from a slave force    who in turn have no choice to comply    because well they're cursed to a life of    serving the pharaoh or whomsoever their    master might be without question it    might seem more plausible and perhaps    also comforting to some people that the    400-footed structure was constructed    over a period of 40 years by people who    were doing so against their will however    recent evidence suggests that there was    actually a dedicated workforce    designated for the construction of the    pyramids researchers uncovered several    pieces of crucial evidence that    suggested a dedicated workforce was    employed for the construction of the    pyramids their theory was backed by    findings such as ancient cities burial    grounds at the foot of the pyramids as    well as animal carcasses suggesting that    the workforce was fed like royals even    if the construction involved a slave    force the entire project could not go    underway without some engineer-ish    intervention basically someone had to    tell them how to do it for them to    actually do it as of now there's more    evidence to suggest that the pyramids    were built by a dedicated workforce who    were in turn treated like roz for their    service this is supported notably by the    fact that burial grounds were found at    the foot of the pyramids suggesting that    whoever died while constructing the    masonry was treated with honour as    scientists revealed building the    pyramids was a three-step process step 1    choosing the building site for building    pyramids you need to have the perfect    building site after all pyramids were    long intended to serve as the final    burial ground of pharaohs and they    wouldn't settle for anything less than    the best the best therefore starts from    choosing the site itself besides    technical considerations plateau river    rises and climatic considerations    workers had to keep in mind other    factors too where does the sun rise and    set how far is it from the pharaoh's 

  palace and would the site influenced the    pharaoh's eventual rise from the dead are all quite important points to be kept in    mind the building site for every pyramid    was near the Nile and    even more interestingly they were all    built towards the west of the Nile why    because ancient Egyptians believed that    if a burial site is situated where the    sun sets that is the west there would be    a heightened chance of them returning in    the afterlife next the rise of the river    had to be considered the pyramid was    made largely of limestone that could    wash away with rising tides the    inundation of the river had to be kept    in mind    lastly the pyramids were built to pay    homage to the presiding pharaoh and the    pharaoh would routinely visit the site    the site would therefore have to be    located near the palace but not too near    the next step was to prepare the site    while the ancient pyramids of Egypt

are    well ancient they are the only of the    seven wonders of the world to have    survived all these years    interestingly enough they are also the    oldest contenders on that list the    workforce behind them deserve all the    praise have they begun construction on    loose sand we wouldn't have one of the    world's tallest standing and well-known    sites the workers would start    construction by building a foundation    they would remove loose sand from the    ground flatten the surface and then lay    down a limestone foundation another    interesting tidbit about the egyptians    is that while the compass was invented    several thousands of years later the    ancient egyptians had formulated their    own method of discovering true north and    true south    the workforce started off construction    by noting a star's position in the    northern hemisphere they would then    follow the style's path until a bisected    path could be determined to find true    south using right angles the workers    would then determine east and west    preparing the site probably took up a    considerable amount of time after all it    was the foundation of the entire    structure and was supposed to withstand    over 2 million limestone blocks on top    of it    final step was about raising blocks atop    one another last but in no way shape or    form the least the workers had to devise    a method to raise blocks on top of one    another the pyramids as we see them    today have blocks that lie on top of one    another at a specific angle these blocks    however are all over 20 feet tall how    then did the workers at a time where    cranes were a fantasy find a way to    raise them on top of each other current    evidence supports two theories the ramp    theory and the water shaft theory the    ram theory is generally backed by more    significant evidence but the water shaft    theory makes just as much sense if we    consider the ramp theory at hadn't an    anglo-fringe team found evidence of a    ramp-like mechanism which might suggest    that the limestone blocks were raised    using ramps the idea that ancient    egyptians use ramps was discussed way    long before the ultimate discovery but    was always disregarded why because for a    ram to have raised over a million    limestone blocks it would have to be    quite sturdy and also quite steep at an    angle of 20 degrees we need to give the    workforce that managed to construct the    greater pyramids of giza more credit    the team discovered steep ramps with    staircases running alongside them these    staircases were marked with holes at    random intervals between them probably    marking a pulley system to bring up    water why was water necessary because    the workforce used a combination of wet    sand to bring the limestone blocks from    the area they were carved at to the site    of the pyramid dragging a huge hefty    block of limestone would take up a lot    of manpower and the pyramids would have    to be delayed by another 40 years    again we need to give the workforce more    credit however the water shaft theory    disregards the ramp theory entirely it    instead focuses on a system of canals    interlinked with one another and a    series of moats that could be used    controlled by another series of gates to    bring the limestone blocks upwards an    idea seemingly far too complicated for    ancient egypt but hey we're talking    about the masons who built something   

that survived the test of time for four    thousand years blocks were transported    from the build site to the pyramid site    using floats made out of cedarwood or    inflated animal skins wrapped in papyrus    these floats would be attached to stones    and then pulled from the shore a series    of canals were constructed to then take    the blocks upwards the canals led to a    moat that then went all the way around    the build site    pipelines four of them actually were    then constructed that would float the    blocks upwards these canals were    extended as the pyramid grew they were    controlled by a series of gates that    determined just how much the blocks    would move from the moat to the top of    the pyramid a pool of water was    available at the top to allow for    further floating and positioning without    any glitches while seemingly complicated    the water shaft theory does provide an    easier way for limestone blocks to be    carried and raised on top of each other    the theory is supported by irregular    structures found on all four sides of    the structures plus traces of water    systems