{"id":50741,"date":"2026-04-14T19:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50741"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:44:54","slug":"the-surprising-way-egypts-great-pyramid-was-really-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50741","title":{"rendered":"The surprising way Egypt&#8217;s Great Pyramid was really built"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Have they finally solved the ancient Egyptians\u2019 pyramid scheme?<\/p>\n<p>Aliens might not have built the pyramids \u2014 but the ancient Egyptians might\u2019ve had a pretty cool hack nonetheless. A cutting-edge 3D model suggests that the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed using a special concealed ramp that might\u2019ve allowed them to build it in less than two decades, per a groundbreaking study in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s40494-026-02405-x#Sec28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For decades, archaeologists have racked their brains over how ancient workers managed to construct Egypt\u2019s largest pyramid, which measured 755 feet along each side of its base and stood about 481 feet tall.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>By omitting and backfilling \u201cperimeter courses,\u201d workers created a spiral-like ramp that ascended as the pyramid was built, per the model (pictured). <span class=\"credit\">Vicente Luis Rosell Roig<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They were specifically puzzled over how they managed to hoist the 2.3 million bricks, some of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/21\/science\/egyptians-used-pulley-system-to-build-great-pyramid-so-fast-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which weighed over 60 tons<\/a>, without the aid of modern machinery and while maintaining the structure\u2019s precise geometry.<\/p>\n<p>If that achievement wasn\u2019t monumental enough, the pyramids were reportedly built in under 30 years.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>To shed light on this feat of human engineering, computer scientist Vicente Luis Rosell Roig tested the theory that an \u201cadaptive, multi-ramp Integrated Edge-Ramp (IER) system could achieve the documented construction rate within the Old Kingdom\u2019s material and technological constraints, and derive testable field predictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per Roig\u2019s model, which simulated how the pyramid was built while remaining stable, materials were transported via a central ramp that was built into the pyramid\u2019s outer structure rather than via a network of external ramps.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, whose construction has baffled scientists for years. <span class=\"credit\">Xinhua\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The workers left segments of the outer layers open so they could move materials and people along them on an ascending route. <\/p>\n<p>As construction progressed, these gaps would be filled in, thereby removing visible traces of this ramp after the pyramid was finished.<\/p>\n<p>By omitting and backfilling \u201cperimeter courses,\u201d workers created a spiral-like ramp that ascended as the pyramid was built.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Computer scientist Vicente Luis Rosell Roig tested the theory that an \u201cadaptive, multi-ramp Integrated Edge-Ramp (IER) system could achieve the documented construction rate within the Old Kingdom\u2019s material and technological constraints, and derive testable field predictions.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Vicente Luis Rosell Roig<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/21\/science\/egyptians-used-pulley-system-to-build-great-pyramid-so-fast-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramp theories had been floated before<\/a>, Roig\u2019s pyramid scheme was the first to account for how construction could progress sans creating obstacles or requiring additional building material.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Perhaps most importantly, this model fits the timeframe of the pyramid\u2019s construction.<\/p>\n<p>The ramp method indicated that blocks could have been set every four to six minutes, which, when extrapolated out, meant that the pyramid could have been completed between 14 and 21 years.<\/p>\n<p>When factoring in quarrying, transport and worker breaks, this window was pushed to between 20 and 27 years, which still fell within the accepted estimates.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed ramp theory also accounted for weight limits and unexplained gaps in the structure, which, per Roig\u2019s model, were a deliberate part of the construction process.<\/p>\n<p>They also factored in wear and tear in certain areas, attributing it to construction traffic and places where the structure was filled in.<\/p>\n<p>All told, the model allowed for explaining how they managed to seemingly fast-track the pyramid\u2019s construction without impacting the monument\u2019s finished appearance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/14\/science\/the-surprising-way-egypts-great-pyramid-was-really-built\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have they finally solved the ancient Egyptians\u2019 pyramid scheme? 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