Ben Carson: Egyptian pyramids were used to store grain, not Pharaohs' tombs

[GloucesterChief]

Also, the pyramid is a very stable and easy to build structure which you can build tall with very little advanced engineering needed. The Coliseum and Roman aqueducts are much more complicated as they rely on arches to carry the load rather than the rather dense blocks that pyramids use.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Also, the pyramid is a very stable and easy to build structure which you can build tall with very little advanced engineering needed. The Coliseum and Roman aqueducts are much more complicated as they rely on arches to carry the load rather than the rather dense blocks that pyramids use.

Both the Coliseum and the aqueducts were used for grain storage. That's a fact.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

The Giza plateau had a functioning quarry that would of provided plenty of debris for a secondary ramp material. The structure of the pyramid itself also lends towards a ramp wrapping around the structure. It is know that the workers villages were tore down in between construction adding even more debris for ramps.



You push and pull the stone up the ramp using sand and water to reduce friction.



The nile river is right there which was fresh water. The amount of people used to build the pyramids was probably around 10,000. Not a whole lot compared to the population of Egypt at the time. Also, construction was probably a whole lot better than farming. Since the workers worked in three month shifts.

Save your breath for laughing at this idiot. He literally uses flat earth conspiracy sites as reference material.