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Pyramid Stones Were Poured, Not Quarried
brian0918 writes "Times Online is reporting that French and American researchers have discovered that the stones on the higher levels of the great pyramids of Egypt were built with concrete. From the article: 'Until recently it was hard for geologists to distinguish between natural limestone and the kind that would have been made by reconstituting liquefied lime.' They found 'traces of a rapid chemical reaction which did not allow natural crystallization. The reaction would be inexplicable if the stones were quarried, but perfectly comprehensible if one accepts that they were cast like concrete.'"
Did you actually read my post? Or the article for that matter? No where in the article does it say that they carried the liquid concrete up pyramid. The quote I posted says that the concrete was carried to "the site". When I read "the site", I read "the location of the building" not "the exact place where the concrete will set". My question was if anyone knew whether or not they carried the concrete up the pyramids, not how easy it is to carry liquid concrete in small batches as opposed to a large solid block.