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Did you know the Great Pyramid of Khufu was once 481.4 feet tall? It was built about 4,500 years ago. Today, it stands as a testament to ancient wisdom, despite losing some of its outer layer. Its ...

Egypt’s oldest pyramid, erected about 4,500 years ago in Saqqara, might have been built using a hydraulic lift 1. The Step Pyramid of Djoser is surrounded by several unexplained structures. Xavier ...

How the great pyramids of Egypt were built has long been a hotly debated open question, given the sheer size and weight of the limestone blocks used for the construction. Numerous speculative (and ...