The Geometry of the Great Pyramid
In short: Explore the astronomical surveying and logistical mastery used to build the Great Pyramid of Giza.
A 2:07 short film in the series “Architecture Icons”.
Sources used in this film: Academia.edu, “How the Pyramid Builders May Have Found Their True North”; BBC, “BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Building the Great Pyramid”; Academia.edu, “Transport chains in the time of the Egyptian Pharaohs: a still unknown organizational efficiency”; npj Heritage Science, “A computational framework for evaluating an edge-integrated, multi-ramp construction model of the Great Pyramid of Giza - npj Heritage Science”.
Sources used in this film
- Academia.edu — How the Pyramid Builders May Have Found Their True North · View →
- BBC — BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Building the Great Pyramid · View →
- Academia.edu — Transport chains in the time of the Egyptian Pharaohs: a still unknown organizational efficiency · View →
- npj Heritage Science — A computational framework for evaluating an edge-integrated, multi-ramp construction model of the Great Pyramid of Giza - npj Heritage Science · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Academia.edu: How the Pyramid Builders May Have Found Their True North
- Also: BBC: BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Building the Great Pyramid
- Also: Academia.edu: Transport chains in the time of the Egyptian Pharaohs: a still unknown organizational efficiency
- Also: npj Heritage Science: A computational framework for evaluating an edge-integrated, multi-ramp construction model of the Great Pyramid of Giza - npj Heritage Science
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