Steve Clayton Wrote:
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> The poles
> main purpose, is to redirect the rope 180
> degrees, and not carry the total loads. And yes,
> having two lift stations on opposite sides, would
> eliminate the pole, and increase production.

I see.

I have no problem with that. For small weights it just doesn't take much of a "pulley'.

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3."Of course they dragged stones straight up the sides but these sides were probably about 70 degrees because they are all five step pyramids".

> a. This statement confuses me. They may have
> completed the Tura cap stones with each level.
> This would be preferable, and would establish a
> constant 52 degree face angle, as you progress
> from one level to the next.

Your method certainly could have worked and could have been the exact way it was built.

BUT, the pyramid is stepped and they would not have built steps AND pulled each stone all the way to the top. The SIMPLEST solution for the evidence is that they mustta pulled stones up one step at a time. They then cladded each step from the bottom up starting with the TOP step.

The evidence MUST BE respected. There is a very long history of not even gathering evidence and writing off all the evidence that does exist but the pyramid IS stepped and steps could only indicate stones were pulled up one step at a time. All the pyramids were stepped because ropes were mostly limited to about 100' and the pulleys they did have couldn't accommodate any connections between ropes.




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02-Mar-20 18:48 by cladking.