A compelling new theory suggests the Great Pyramid of Giza may have been constructed using a sophisticated internal pulley system, challenging long-held beliefs about its construction. According to the theory, proposed by hobby Egyptologist Simon Scheuring, ancient builders utilized counterweights within the pyramid’s known passages, such as the Grand Gallery and the Ascending Passage, to hoist the massive stone blocks into place. This innovative system would explain the incredible speed of construction, eliminating the need for impossibly long, external ramps. Scheuring suggests that scrapes and polished floors hint at counterweight tracks, while the antechamber might have served as a fulcrum for the apparatus rather than a portcullis as previously believed. He also posits that granite slabs beneath the Pyramid may have functioned as stackable counterweights. Scheuring’s theory could explain anomalies such as the Pyramid’s convex faces and tapering block heights, offering a fascinating engineering perspective on one of history’s greatest architectural marvels.
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