Magazine article
Concrete information about pyramid construction
Materials performance, Vol.46(2), pp.15-15
Feb 2007
Abstract
New findings from Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) call into question the longstanding belief that the pyramids of Egypt were constructed solely with limestone blocks that were cut to shape in nearby quarries using copper tools, transported'to the pyramid sites, hauled up ramps, and hoisted in place with wedges and levers. Michel Barsoum, a professor of materials engineering at Drexel, argues that although the majority of the stones were carved and hoisted into place, crucial parts were not. The ancient builders cast the blocks of the outer and inner casings and, most likely, the upper parts of the pyramids using a limestone concrete, Barsoum maintains.
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- Title
- Concrete information about pyramid construction
- Creators
- Michel W Barsoum - Drexel University, Materials Science and Engineering
- Publication Details
- Materials performance, Vol.46(2), pp.15-15
- Resource Type
- Magazine article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Identifiers
- 991021930811504721