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A ramp wound round the faces on the unfinished steps or on brick supports.

A ramp wound round the faces on the unfinished steps or on brick supports.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Evidence of support structures or scars on the lower casing or core courses.

What would rule it out

  • Demonstration that the corners could not have been surveyed with the faces covered, or absence of any support traces.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyShorter, steeper ramps were used with post-and-rope haulage of the kind excavated at Hatnub, combined with…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A ramp wound round the faces on the unfinished steps or on brick supports. [Answer ANS0CSMNX6T69NG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSMNX6T69NG
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