TITLE:
The Role of Abolishing Gravity in Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Architecture
AUTHORS:
Abdul-Wahab El-Kadi
KEYWORDS:
Egyptians, Pyramids, Traditional Theories, Acoustic Lifting, Water Lifting, Nawamis
JOURNAL NAME:
Archaeological Discovery,
Vol.11 No.1,
January
31,
2023
ABSTRACT: The pyramids are one of the most important signs and witnesses of pharaonic architecture which they reflect the accuracy and craftsmanship of the Egyptians’ ancient ancestors. Historians relied on prognostication in explaining the construction methods and finding indicators that document this prognostication. In this research, it is believed that the use of primitive methods of lifting and pushing blocks is not commensurate with the genius and skill of workmanship of the way the pyramids were constructed as these methods are scientifically poor and measured in the current simple concept. Hence, it is necessary to search for unconventional building and stone lifting techniques that were compatible with the status of the ancient Egyptians and their scientific progress. This has always been the stimulus to look for the brilliance and simplicity of the pyramids’ structures at the same time. The starting point is that pushing stone blocks required extraordinary effort which is practically illogical. Firstly, according to the traditional theories that have so far discussed the construction of the pyramids, masses were supposed to be pushed on a slope with distances exceeding hundreds of meters. Secondly, this article examines a suggested method of the ancient Egyptians’ use the means of abolishing the Earth’s gravity to move and lift blocks with ease from the perspective of the theory of Acoustic Lifting. Thirdly, this article suggests another method that could have stood behind the ability to move the pyramids’ huge stones to place them in their right positions which is Water Lifting and using the Nawamis with reference to a well-studied model according to Pascal’s law.