Building the Great Pyramid in a Year

Most archaeologists feel that 25,000 workers spent 20 years building the Great Pyramid (KhufuA's Pyramid) at Giza in Egypt over 4000 years ago. However, by closely examining the clues and artifacts left behind, and by assuming that the Egyptians were clever and intelligent, it is found (conservatively) that 10,000 workers could have built the Great Pyramid in about 385 days. Even at a more realistic, relaxed building schedule, the project could have been completed easily within four to six years by just 4000 workers.Dr. Mark LehnerA's A'The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient MysteriesA' (1998 Thames and Hudson) has only 35 pages on pyramid construction. In A'How the Great Pyramid was BuiltA' by Dr. Craig Smith (2004, Smithsonian Books), an executive-level approach is used with only chapters 6-9 actually addressing the construction techniques. Neither book acknowledges Egyptian creativity or intelligence. Both books ignore critical artifacts and contrary evidence. Neither book looks at the consequences of the suggested building methods which regularly lead to untenable situations. A'Building the Great Pyramid in About a YearA' focuses on practical and plausible techniques that derive from examining the tools and clues left by the builders and by accepting that the Egyptians were brilliant and creative builders.