History

History

Pyramids at Gaza

After 4600 years of construction, pyramids of Giza are still a mystery. The mystery of the construction of Giza is still unresolved. The secret of Sphinx has successfully kept the secret across since many years. The pharaohs of the Old and Middle Kingdom built the ancient pyramids to demonstrate their power and divinity. For many years, the great pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) has remained the benchmark for the construction of tall buildings. Historians and scholars have not found any record of the construction method of pyramids.

A number of studies involve the exploration of different historical facts associated with the great pyramids. The Dynasty King Djoser and his successors built the earliest pyramids. King Khufu and Khafre built the tallest pyramids. The other kings continued construction of pyramids. Researchers have carried out a number of studies to identify the building methods used to build pyramids. The most significant contribution to explore the mystery of pyramids has been made by Herodotus. According to Histories, a book of Herodotus, the construction of pyramids took as many as thirty years. In order to build the base of pyramids, ten years were spent. However, the remaining twenty years were spent on building the pyramids. The reign of King Khufu lasted only twenty-three years. It depicts that if Herodotus predictions are correct then King Khufu was not the only one who built pyramids.

The modern hypotheses about pyramids are based on two theories. According to these theories, during the construction of pyramids, a group of workers hauled the stone blocks, and the blocks were raised up consecutively through some devices. The construction site that might have used in the construction of pyramids has been portrayed by Dora J. Hamblin.

According to the dragging theory, when the pyramids were built, the wheel was not discovered. ...