How were the pyramids of Egypt made?
According to the Archeological Institute of America’s Archeology website there is no recorded evidence to precisely understand how the pyramids of Egypt were built. The lack of hard evidence has led to a number of theories given to explain how the pyramids were built.TimeThe construction of each pyramid took many years. Egyptology website King Tut One explains that Egypt’s Great Pyramid was constructed over 20 years with stone masons working throughout the year to shape the stones used in construction.TypesBuilding methods for the pyramids were refined over the many year of construction. The website Tour Egypt explains the first pyramids constructed are known as step pyramids that do not have the smooth sides of the later pyramids such as the Great Pyramid.StonesThe pyramids were constructed using large stones described by King Tut One as weighing between 2 and 5 tons each. The commonly held theory explained by King Tut One about the movement of stones was that large logs were used to
