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The Pyramids of Egypt

-Abbhirami

The architectural knowledge that our ancestors possessed stuns me. I just can’t imagine the way the buildings, ports and palaces were constructed. My favorite of them all is the pyramids of Egypt.

Even though the buildings and the construction works done during the period of Renaissance is considered to be the best of all time, I always stick to the works of the Egyptians. The giant rocks and the tombs of the mummies always make me gape because of their magnificence in them.

The unsolved mysteries about the death of the kings and queens, the invaluable treasure, scorpions, the cursed boxes and artifacts all gives you goose bumps when you imagine them.

It has been believed by most of us that the pyramid were constructed by the slaves but it was not so. The labors were paid for constructing the pyramids.
How did they carry such heavy rocks to build the pyramids? So here comes the answer for it. To make their discovery, the researchers picked up on clues from the ancient Egyptians themselves. A wall painting discovered in the ancient tomb of Djehutihotep, which dates back to about 1900 B.C., depicts 172 men hauling an immense statue using ropes attached to a sledge. In the drawing, a person can be seen standing on the front of the sledge, pouring water over the sand, said study lead author Daniel Bonn, a physics professor at the University of Amsterdam It has been proved by the research works made by the University of Amsterdam that these people used sledges to lift heavy rocks. But you may wonder how can sand aid in pulling? Here is what they did; they poured water in order to get the stiffness. Not too much of water or not to less, but the right amount to hold the sledge with the heavy things on top of it.