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New study may finally prove how Egypt's great pyramid was built
- New study proposes a multi-channel ramp system, potentially enabling the pyramid’s 26-year construction timeline.
- Researchers suggest a spiral ramp hidden within the outer layers could lift blocks efficiently as each layer was added.
- The simulation indicates limestone slabs could be placed every four to six minutes, matching two decades of work.
- ScanPyramids data on voids is viewed as compatible with a ramp-access design, the study notes.
- Dr. Zahi Hawass and team reportedly found inscriptions suggesting skilled workers, not slaves, built the pyramid.
- Some tombs show workers with titles like 'Overseer of the side of the pyramid' and 'craftsman'.
- Hawass says the tomb findings support non-slave labor, reinforcing a shift in understanding of pyramid construction.
- Experts acknowledge the debate between ramp theory vs. slave labor narratives remains unsettled.
- The piece integrates Nature’s publication with Egyptian archaeology to reassess pyramid-building methods.
- The article notes a possibility of four outer ramps forming a single integrated pathway into the pyramid.
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