Great Pyramids of Giza Facts and History

There are few for the construction of the Great Pyramids of Giza. The Greeks suggest one of them, which were very popular until a few years ago. It supposes that slaves were working on the pyramid until it is ready. Recent years a more widely accepted theory suggests that hundreds of skilled workers built the Great Pyramids of Giza. They worked for a good salary and camped near the building site. Other wildly accepted theory is suggesting that farmers and their families worked on pyramids in their free time.

During the earliest period, pyramids were constructed wholly of stone. The preferred materials were locally quarried limestone for the main body of the pyramids, while a higher quality of limestone was used as the outer casing. Additionally, for the construction of some elements was used granite. In the some of the first pyramids, the layers of stone forming the pyramid body were laid sloping inwards. On the other hand, this configuration proved to be less stable than simply stacking the stones horizontally on top of each other.

One of the major problems faced by the early pyramid builders was the need to move massive rocks. There are many different suggestions and theories how they do that. One of the methods is suggesting that stones were rolled using a cradle-like machine that had been excavated in various New Kingdom temples.

While it is controversial if the ancient builders used this method, the experiments show it could have worked. As the stones forming the core of the pyramids were roughly cut, especially in The Great Pyramid, the material used to fill the gaps was another problem. Enormous quantities of rubble and gypsum were needed. The filling has nearly no binding properties, but it was required to stabilize the construction.

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