Re: Scientist Says Concrete Was Used in Pyramids

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Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I don't think anyone is suggesting the Great Pyramid was cast in one
homogenous mass which later just happened to crack up into neatly
squared blocks. I've always understood the hypothesis to be that the
blocks were cast against their neighbours thereby ensuring a good fit.

If the blocks were cast all at one time they would have joined together. If
each block was cast after its neighbours had set, there is no way the
pyramid could have been completed within any reasonable timescale.

Ken Down

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