This is pretty cool. At the risk of repeating myself, my view is that there is no *one* theory that accounts for all the pyramid construction methods. I see no reason why Houdin's internal ramp theory cannot be working alongside a counterweight method, alongside a...
Megaliths
How the Pyramids Were Built: Aliens Not Needed Once Again
What a shock! Check out this recent post from Archaeology Daily News (you may have to scroll down to see the actual story). Pretty sweet explanation for how correct stone orientation and placement was achieved -- very simple and very clever. The architect's theory...
New Scholarly Paper on Archaeoastronomy and Pyramid Alignment
Pretty sweet - thanks to the "Talking Pyramids" blog for this one. After you've read the story at the link above, here are the papers: The shorter version The actual journal article. Editor's note: broken links removed.
Did the Egyptians Need Alien Technology to Build the Pyramids?
No. There are a number of interesting theories as to how the Egyptians could move the stones of the pyramids vertically and from the place they were quarried. The coolest involves simple physics. Check out the website (with video) of this retired construction worker...
Animation Video of Recent Djedi Robot and the Pyramid Shafts
News of the recent discovery of marks in one of the shafts has been circulating like wildfire on the web ("Graffiti behind Gantenbrink's Door"). Honestly, it's not that big of a deal. Very likely mason's marks. It will be a big deal if they somehow give architects...
Stone Masonry and Engineering at Machu Picchu: No Aliens Needed
Stone Masonry and Machu Picchu I recently received and email challenging me to produce a coherent explanation of the architecture and stonework of Machu Picchu and other megalithic sites. The questioner wanted to know how anyone else other than aliens could have...
The Construction of the Pyramids
Despite the photographic evidence below, I'm still on the side of human construction for the pyramids. I've blogged previously about Wallace Wallington, the contractor who moves 20 ton blocks by himself, in earlier posts. This time around I thought I'd expose readers...
Feeding the Pyramid Builders
Here's a link to an interesting article about recent archaeological research in the village that housed the pyramid builders. It focuses on the evidence for large settled herds that generated food and served as a food source. Why is it on Paleobabble? Well, it's sort...
Update on "Hieroglyphs" Inside Pyramid Shaft
Sorry -- no alien symbols. Turns out they are hieratic numbers. I've never had a class in hieratic (nor wanted to). It's (crudely) like cursive hieroglyphs (if you've ever seen shorthand of English you get the idea). The numbers total 121 - the number of cubits of...