Archaeologists studying an ancient Egyptian quarry may have discovered how large blocks of stone were moved when building the pyramids using ramps with staircases and post holes.
This technology was discovered while studying inscriptions at an ancient quarry and potentially showed work on the pyramids was able to be completed faster than had been suggested by previous scientific theories.
University of Liverpool Egyptology lecturer and the project’s co-director Dr Roland Enmarch said the system they had discovered would allow more people to exert force at one time, meaning builders would have been able to move the blocks more quickly.