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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cignus_pfaccari" data-source="post: 3546821" data-attributes="member: 14557">Of course.I think the general idea behind the "we couldn't build the Great Pyramid today if we wanted to" is that our commonly-used methods would have a hard time moving multiple 500-ton blocks and putting them in place with tolerances observed inside the Pyramids.  It's also unclear precisely how some monuments were completed, which is another part of the issue.Not to say that it's impossible; we likely could if we really really wanted to, and would likely require bigger cranes than I'm aware we have right now.  This is also ignoring that we'd have MUCH EASIER ways of doing some things...for example, instead of quarrying 500-ton blocks of limestone and shipping them 50-100 miles (or more), we'd likely be able to get away with making 500-ton blocks of concrete on site.And we are getting more information on ancient construction methods all the time.  I remember seeing one show on the Discovery channel testing a hypothesis that the Egyptians used wind power (basically kites) to set up obelisks.  With a big enough sail and enough wind, it actually moved the obelisk over and into position.Also, remember that astronomy and mathematics really don't require much in the way of material technology.  People did naked-eye observations of the heavens for centuries, with a sky that was devoid of light pollution.  Mathematics only requires a system of numbers and writing.Brad</blockquote>

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