Concrete Pyramids? The Idea Is Being Tested

Back in high school, I was in some sort of Ancient Civ. class, which required me to do some research into pyramids. While trawling through books at the school library, I came across one nutty monograph arguing that pyramids were not built of chiseled stones, but of poured concrete. Do I need to tell you that the delicious revisionism of this argument piqued my interest? Anyway, apparently the theory is far enough away from the fringe, such that it's being studies seriously. Courtesy of my old friend Mark Kuhar, editor of Pit & Quarry:

According to a report, researchers are exploring a new controversial theory, which suggests that the great pyramids of Giza may have been cast in place of concrete, rather than quarried and moved into position. The theory is being tested by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US.

Although the idea that the Egyptians may have used a kind of concrete in building the pyramids was first suggested in the 1930s, with a specific material that could have been used proposed in 1988, so far there has been no proof and the idea has remained mired in controversy. Now, in order to help identify blocks that were cast rather than quarried, MIT students are assembling a small pyramid using a combination of both kinds of material.

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[dr dre beats headphones]

di cui questo individuo cresciuto, lui o lei è diventata anche questa persona preparati su HIS / la sua terra. Parlare della circostanza inquietante, e mai così è stato Halloween. E 'stato prima il tipo di paesaggio orwelliano si può

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