The Pyramids

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  1. Whi

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    Built by humans, and how?
    Just wondered what the bbs consensus was.
     
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    By having a large square base on the bottom and each level you bring the stones in a bit.

    If you keep going you will come to a point at the top. You might need to have a pointy stone to finish it off.
     
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    Not my area of expertise

    The pyramids are indicative of the talent, professionalism, imagination & organisation available at that time within the Egyptian society. Architects, labourers, engineers, stone cutters and many more professions would all have played their part in the construction.
     
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    No spaceships or aliens?

    So Erich von Daniken was fibbing?
     
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    Re: No spaceships or aliens?

    I'm going to write a book saying space aliens built Stomehenge as kennels for their pet dogs, then i'll be able to buy BFC
     
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    Re: No spaceships or aliens?

    I watched a documentary on bbc4 last night about a civilization in Peru that built a city consisting of 26 pyramids, differing in size. Twas interesting, enlightening, until they started decapitating folk to satisfy God.
    The narrator reckoned that it would take thousands of men, over a hundred years to build the highest of these pyramids.
    Clever people. Shame they thought the climate change of circa 1500 Peru which obliterated their landscape was an act of God and that lopping peoples heads off would solve it.
    I have started to build my own pyramid today, using dog **** and chewing gum. It's looking good so far, and plenty of my neighbors have come out for a look, and the police too. They're taking me in their car now.
    I like cars.
     
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    Like

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    They would have been a pain in the @rse to build but not impossible - remember they weren't "stepped" as they appear now. For the few hundred years after they were built they generally (in Egypt anyway) were covered in a smooth surface of limestone. Some pyramids still have the remnants of this at the top. It became quite a sought after finishing material so a lot of it was nicked/taken from the pyramids - it would probably have all eroded away by now anyway though.
     
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    Re: Not my area of expertise

    Have you heard about Sigiriya in Sri Lanka? Incredible place, went there a couple of weeks ago and was astounded by the place. It's basically a huge rock in the middle of nowhere, and the king lived on the top with his servants/500 wives below. How they managed to get all the gear up to the top I'll never know. Only the foundations of the buildings remain now, would've loved to have seen it 1500 years ago.
     
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    I've never been fortunate enough

    To visit the World Heritage site of Sigiriya. From what I've read, it seems stunning.
     
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    Re: Not my area of expertise

    The human mind was exactly the same then as it is now so it's no surprise that people managed to build some pretty amazing things...it's only through better communication over the years that we've managed to share ideas and solve problems to make things last longer.

    Saying that, I doubt a lot of the buildings we build today will be much good in a hundred years. I had a look around the Empire State Building a few years ago and it seemed totally derelict to me, some of the floors didn't look as if they had ever been used for anything...ever. If it wasn't such an iconic building then I'm sure it would have been knocked down years ago. When you look at it from the outside at ground level though it's hard to imagine that they took on the challenge of building it in the 20's, the scale of it is far greater than anything else built around that time.
     
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    The suggestion

    Was the pyramids would appear dazzling, as the sunlight reflected back off the layering. This would be significant as the Pharaoh was regarded as a descendant of the Sun God Ra.
    As I said earlier though, Egyptology is not one of my strengths.
     
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    Re: The suggestion

    Built by aliens - good firm.
     
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    Another rumour

    Was the limestone covered pyramids had their tips covered in gold leaf. Although no definitive archaeological evidence has been found to confirm this.
     
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    Re: Another rumour


    Is that a rolling tobacco? Like Amber Leaf??


    No wonder nobody has ever found any left, the bugger will have smoked it all years ago !!
     
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    Oh good grief!

    :D
     
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    Re: I've never been fortunate enough

    Yeah mate it truly is, was an amazing experience.
     
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    Since you last posted

    I've had a look at a few images on the internet. It's astonishing to think this was constructed as the classical period was coming to a close in Britain.
     
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