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New Model Unlocks Great Pyramid Construction Secrets
14 Apr
Summary
- A new study suggests a hidden, internal spiral ramp built the Great Pyramid.
- This model proposes blocks were moved every four to six minutes.
- The construction could have been completed in 20 to 27 years.
Archaeologists have long pondered how Egypt's Great Pyramid was constructed so rapidly, given the absence of ancient texts detailing the process. A recent study introduces the Integrated Edge-Ramp (IER) model, proposing a spiral ramp built into the pyramid's outer edges that was subsequently filled in. This innovative design would have enabled the efficient upward movement of stone blocks.
The IER model suggests that stone blocks could be dispatched every four to six minutes, a pace that could have facilitated the pyramid's construction within a 20 to 27-year timeframe. This estimate accounts for quarrying, river transport, and seasonal pauses. Furthermore, the proposed ramp geometry corresponds with previously identified internal voids within the pyramid.
