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Model machine shows how Egyptians built the Pyramids as told by Herodotus

By Ben Morales-Correa

The construction techniques of the ancient Egyptians are now a little less mysterious. Through a simulation with a model machine built by the Politecnico di Torino, the first of its kind in the world, experts in construction techniques have shown that is possible with the use of rope wound around a drum and twisting... »



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