Nah. That's your bias for thinking that they did things the way we would. The ramp theory suffers the same fault.
If they used concrete then the problem when then be how did they transport the water and aggregate? They didn't carry all that by hand that many times. They didn't have trucks.
The only theory I've found that might be viable is that they used water in an unconventional way. They were a water faring people after all.
Have you ever tried to pick up a heavy stone in a river? You can lift big stones underwater, but the moment you try to pick them up out of the water they weigh ten times as much. I think they floated the stones all the way from the quarry to their final location. They floated them up using a system of locks and shafts.
The only question is how did they get the water? They didn't bucket it all up there. I'm guessing they got it from an aquafer under the pyramid which had enough pressure the pump water all the way to the top at the time. They could have increased the natural hydraulic pressure by damning downhill springs. Is possible the pyramid would then function as a reservoir of hydraulic pressure which could be used in industry in the area.
Nah. That's your bias for thinking that they did things the way we would. The ramp theory suffers the same fault.
If they used concrete then the problem when then be how did they transport the water and aggregate? They didn't carry all that by hand that many times. They didn't have trucks.
The only theory I've found that might be viable is that they used water in an unconventional way. They were a water faring people after all.
Have you ever tried to pick up a heavy stone in a river? You can lift big stones underwater, but the moment you try to pick them up out of the water they weigh ten times as much. I think they floated the stones all the way from the quarry to their final location. They floated them up using a system of locks and shafts.
The only question is how did they get the water? They didn't bucket it all up there. I'm guessing they got it from an aquafer under the pyramid which had enough pressure the pump water all the way to the top at the time. They could have increased the natural hydraulic pressure by damning downhill springs. Is possible the pyramid would then function as a reservoir of hydraulic pressure which could be used in industry in the area.