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Answer · How the Great Pyramid was built

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

Shorter, steeper ramps were used with post-and-rope haulage of the kind excavated at Hatnub, combined with levering for the top.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Post holes or anchor features at the foot of the pyramid or on the quarry ramps at Giza.

What would rule it out

  • Absence of any post-hole haulage features in excavated Giza contexts of the period.

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). Shorter, steeper ramps were used with post-and-rope haulage of the kind excavated at Hatnub, combined with… [Answer ANS0CSMNYDW4D5X]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSMNYDW4D5X
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