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How Ancient Engineers built Impossible Pyramids 4500 Years Ago
We’re unraveling the 4,500-year-old mystery of how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza—a feat so precise it defies modern explanation. This isn't magic; it's forgotten engineering. #Amazing #Pyramid #Pyramids #AncientHistory #EngineeringMarvels #AncientEgypt #GreatPyramidOfGiza #HistoryDocumentary #AncientMysteries #HowTheyBuiltIt #Archaeology #Egyptology

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00:00What happened inside this 4,500-year-old pyramid, 480 feet above the ground, that researchers sent
00:06a robotic camera inside the pyramid just to see. The robotic camera stopped at one point because
00:12there was now a stone slab in front of it. The researchers believed that there must be a secret
00:17hidden behind this slab that has been hidden for the past 4,500 years. They had to know this secret
00:22at all costs. So they installed a drill machine in front of the robot that made a thin hole in
00:28the stone slab. Now a camera was sent inside this hole that saw a scene across the slab that no one
00:33has seen for the past 4,500 years. There are a total of 138 tallest pyramids in Egypt, which have faced
00:41dozens of earthquakes and many dangerous landslides over the past thousands of years. But it is
00:46possible that any one of them has been moved from here to there. The tallest and largest pyramid among
00:51them is called the Great Pyramid of Giza and the area of Eurou. Eurou the base of this pyramid is 13
00:56acres, which means that surprisingly not one or two but nine football fields can fit inside this
01:01pyramid. According to one estimate, a total of 2.3 million large stones were used in this pyramid,
01:08many of which weighed 50 tons. If its total weight is estimated, then the weight of this pyramid is 6
01:14million tons, which is equal to the weight of 12 Burj Khalifas. But what was the ultimate purpose of
01:19building such tall and magnificent pyramids? Thousands of years ago, when man did not even have any tools,
01:26how were the walls of these pyramids leveled inch by inch? How were 50 ton stones cut into square
01:31shapes and raised to a height of 480 feet without a crane? And which engineers were involved in
01:37building them, who made these pyramids a proof of the earth, as well as all their sides exactly 51
01:42dots set on the fifth finger of the pyramid, you will be able to know all this. In today's video,
01:48let's start. For centuries, different research teams have been working together to learn the
01:52construction technique of this pyramid. How could each side of this pyramid be set exactly on the
01:57north, south, east and west without compasses? Many sources suggest that the architects of that
02:03time must have first found a land that could support the weight of millions of tons of stones.
02:08Then, using the polar stars, i.e. the stars that help us find the poles of the earth,
02:13each side of the pyramid was marked. Neither a compass nor an optical instrument was used.
02:18The direction of this pyramid was set thousands of years ago with just this basic technique.
02:24Challenge number 2 The next challenge was to level the ground.
02:28If the 13 acres of land on which this pyramid was to be built were even slightly out of level,
02:33then this mountain of 23 million stones would not have been possible at all.
02:37Now, to level this ground, the engineers of that time did not have a laser leveler or a
02:42Babylonian level. Experts believe that water must have been poured into it on all four sides of the
02:47construction site, and then the water level on one side would have been matched to the water level
02:51on the other side, which would have made the ground level equal to the water level of the other side.
02:56It must not be matching, it must have been cut and leveled with the help of sugar and hammers.
03:02Many experts believe that the ancient Egyptians may have also used this sample tool,
03:06which has wood on both sides and a stone tied with a rope at its exact center.
03:10If the stone touches the ground and its rope is coming exactly on the center line,
03:14then it means that the ground in between is perfectly level.
03:18Challenge number 3 Now the directions were also set on the perimeter construction site.
03:22The markings had also been done and the level of the ground was also set.
03:27Now it was the turn to make the construction site, for which millions of tons of heavy and
03:31large stones were required. But to cut these stones, they did not have grinders or jackhammers.
03:37But still, they cut 50 tons of stones and gave them a square or rectangular shape.
03:42But with whose help? Yes, this was the only tool with which the stones were cut.
03:48Experts believe that the perimeter the sugar used in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza
03:52was not only made of copper because they also knew that copper is soft and cannot cut stone,
03:57so a chemical arsenic was also added to it. This sugar made of copper and arsenic was hit on
04:02the stones with wooden hammers and after many hours of hard work, the large stones were brought into shape.
04:08Challenge number 4 Now, since this special type of stone, which is today called limestone,
04:14was being quarried in the city of Tura, 10 hundred kilometers away from the
04:17Barimid construction site in Giza, the problem now was that each stone was equal to 50 tons,
04:22that is, 50,000 kilograms, which is approximately the weight of three passenger buses,
04:27and 2.3 million such stones were to be used in just one pyramid.
04:31In that era, neither any animal could be used to transport such a large weight, nor did they have
04:36trucks. Even if this work had to be done in today's modern era, transport companies would
04:41have to be very careful. A very tough time will come. Surprisingly, this work was done with the
04:48help of workers and boats. Yes, the river between Tura and Giza was taken advantage of and the stones
04:54were loaded into large boats and transported to the pyramid site. The exports believe that this task
04:59was not that easy. At least an army of 500 workers must have been deployed at the same time to load
05:05and unload such large stones into the ships. Challenge number 5 The exports teams that were
05:10researching the construction of the pyramids had now found answers to many of their questions,
05:14but one thing was always bothering them that the limestone was cut, transported, and started to be
05:19stacked on top of each other during construction. The problem was how the stones could have been brought
05:24to such a height. Many exports believe that this was planned even before the construction of the
05:29pyramids. Either they would have gone up through a spiral track or in a zigzag manner. But the fact
05:35is that the 50,000 kilograms of stones would have been dragged up with the help of an army of workers.
05:40Challenge number 6 These large the stones were not only for transporting, but compartments were made
05:45inside the pyramid, leading to them, and several small tunnels. Everything else was fine, but one thing
05:51surprised the experts, and that was that the stone used in the inner compartments was not limestone,
05:56but granite. Yes, granite is a stone that is considered the hardest stone in the world after
06:01diamond. Even in today's modern era, granite cannot be cut without the help of large grinders.
06:08Many archaeological experts from around the world were also made to visit the pyramid,
06:12but no one could find a clue as to how the Egyptians cut a solid stone like granite so neatly
06:164,050 years ago. Finally, after many years, the experts solved this mystery.
06:22The Egyptians cut the granite so neatly with a saw that had no teeth at all.
06:27Yes, the saw without teeth. By putting weights on both sides of the saw, it was driven over granite
06:33and gravel was placed in the middle. Exports believe that it took 4 months to cut such a large
06:38stone in this way. After all, what was the purpose of making the perimeters? How many workers worked at
06:45the same time to make these perimeters? And when the robotic camera drilled a hole in the stone slab
06:50inside the perimeter, what scene was seen inside that no one had seen for the past 4,500 years?
06:56You will be able to know all this and more in part 2 of this video. Thank you very much for your
07:01loving comments and likes. In the next wonderful part of the video, this was planned before the
07:06construction of the pyramid. Either it would have gone up through a spiral track or in a zigzag manner.
07:12But it is certain that the 50,000 kilograms of stones would have been dragged up with the help of
07:17an army of workers. Challenge number 6, it was not just about transporting large stones.
07:23Compartments, a way to enter the room, and many small tunnels were also made inside this pyramid.
07:29Everything else was fine, but one thing surprised the experts and that was that the stone used in
07:33the inner compartments was not limestone but granite. Yes, granite is a stone that is considered the
07:39hardest stone in the world after diamond. Even in today's modern era, granite cannot be cut
07:44without the help of large grinders. Many archaeological experts from all over the world
07:49were also made to visit the pyramid, but no one found the clue that 4,050 years ago how did the
07:54Egyptians cut solid stone like granite so neatly? Finally, after many years, the Egyptians solved this
08:01mystery. The Egyptians cut granite so neatly with a saw that had no teeth. Yes, the saw without teeth
08:08was driven on the granite by putting weights on both sides and gravel was put in the middle.
08:12The Egyptians believed that it took 4 months to cut such a large stone in this way.
08:17Finally, what was the purpose of making the perimeters? How many workers worked at the same
08:22time to make these perimeters? And when the robotic camera drilled a hole in a stone slab inside the
08:28perimeter, what seam was seam inside it that no one had seen for the last 4,500 years? You will be able
08:34to know why it was in the middle of this video. Thank you very much for your loving comments and
08:40likes. In the next wonderful part of the video, this was planned before the construction of the
08:45pyramid. Either it would have gone up through a spiral track or in a zigzag manner. But it is
08:51certain that the 50,000 kilograms of stones would have been dragged up with the help of an army of
08:56workers. Challenge number 6, it was not just about transporting large stones. Compartments,
09:04a way to enter them, and many small tunnels were also made inside this pyramid. Everything else was
09:10fine, but one thing surprised the experts and that was that the stone used in the inner compartments was
09:15not limestone but granite. Yes, granite is a stone that is considered the hardest stone in the world
09:21after diamond. Even in today's modern era, granite cannot be cut without the help of large grinders.
09:29Many archaeological experts from all over the world were also made to visit the pyramid,
09:33but no one found the clue that 4,050 years ago how did the Egyptians cut solid stone like granite so
09:39neatly. Finally, after many years, the Egyptians solved this mystery. The Egyptians cut granite so neatly
09:47with a saw that had no teeth. Yes, a saw without teeth was driven around rather by putting weights
09:54on both sides and gravel was put in the middle. The Egyptians believed that it took 4 months to cut
10:00such a large stone as well. Finally, what was the purpose of making the perimeters? How many workers
10:07worked at the same time to make these perimeters? And when the robotic camera drilled a hole in the
10:12stone slab inside the perimeter, what scene was seen inside it that no one had seen for the last
10:184,500 years? You will be able to know all this and more in part 2 of this video. Thank you very much
10:26for your loving comments and likes. In the next wonderful part of the video.it used to take months.
10:32What was the purpose of building the perimeters? How many workers worked at the same time to build
10:38these perimeters? And when the robotic camera drilled a hole in the stone slab inside the
10:43perimeter, what scene was seen inside that no one had seen for the past 4,500 years? You will be able
10:50to know all this and more in part 2 of this video. Thank you very much for your loving comments and likes.
10:57In the next wonderful part of the video.

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