Lexxtex -- the Hidden Secret of the Great Pyramid's Construction Uncovered
The Great Pyramid Mystery Solved - National Geographic
Khufu Reborn - Dassault Systemes
Posted on 10/03/2021 10:16:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Heh...
Have you ever worked with concrete? I have as a construction laborer. The stuff is wicked nasty. Labor intensive. Palm trees wouldn’t be useful as a form and piling that much concrete would be nearly impossible for that time and technology.
Where, when did we learn that? Links?
IOW, the mined raw materials were delivered by boat, that was quite handy for the geopolymerization.
The king’s chamber is granite, the rest of the stones are artificial.
Hey, I thought it was a compelling tail...
There was a comprehensive article in Analog Magazine outlining the concrete theory way back in the late 60s or early 70’s if memory serves. It also delved into the possible use of machinery to drill round holes in rock, and using rotary “lathe-type” machines to create vases and other objects. I had a link to it but somehow it’s disappeared. I’ll try to relocate it.
You'd think they'd have noticed there's an internal spiral ramp, and an entire second "grand gallery" (both of those exist), and wlso that they wouldn't have patched one of the original entrances with concrete. But that's how it has gone down. Davidovits relies on geology and chemistry. Egyptologists rely on which ass to kiss.
This is the most eloquent post ever
I saw it on one of those A&E shows on megaliths. Not sure why you didn’t search the Internet for yourself, but here is a link: https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1116489/pg1
Ok, I’m interested. How was it different?
The Romans used Volcanic ash and some other constituent to create concrete that was long lasting. (The Pantheon in Rome I think.) Here in the U.S. they are starting to use fly ash in some concrete formulations. I know it has been suggested that the Incas created their building blocks in-situ. (Althought they also locked them together with smelted copper dovetails or keyways)
S.C. There it was right in the video...
Water, crushed limestone, quicklime, and natrol (?) mixture of salt and sodium bicarbonate. Thanks!
and this is how to make Roman concrete.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOhAfaFboNU Roman concrete.
Somewhere along the line I’ve seen a vid (maybe it was televised, not streamed?) of some experimental archaeology, an attempt to recreate Roman concrete using the same materials as discerned by chemistry and whatnot. Couldn’t find it. It was wild to watch the stuff bubble. Anyway, some links:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/12/secrets-of-roman-concrete-revealed.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=roman+concrete+experimental+archaeology
https://www.google.com/search?q=roman+concrete+experimental+archaeology&tbm=vid
The Egyptian concrete uses four materials easily available to the Egyptians, the details are at the Geopolymer website.
Thanks for the link. I didn’t search because I’m slammed with other priorities at the moment. It’s very interesting and if true would explain lots of questions, like how were such massive stones moved. But there are lots of questions to be answered. I’ll follow developments with interest but I remain a bit skeptical.
I find quarried stones up to 100 tons much easier to work with...LOL
This is by a French Researcher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMAtkjy_YK4
Don’t watch this if you don’t really interested in how these were constructed.
Rubble fill is another suggestion that many Egyptologists dislike.
I agree, concrete is much harder to work with than bare rock at that time, without massive kilns and crushers for the cement.
In Wakanda they use tribal drumming to raise blocks and move them hundreds of miles.
Then they call on the spirits of the great engineers to design the building, and the spirit of the great stone cutters to perfectly carve the stones.
This amazing technology was lost when the evil white people invaded and demanded obedience to their useless Gods....
(That is what they teach these days in school, right? ;-) )
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