Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1918 — Building the Pyramids. [ARTICLE]

Building the Pyramids.

In looking at pictures of the pyramids and the Sphinx everyone has wondered how these great monuments could be built in an age when there was no such thing as a steam derrick. Discussion upon the point has run through the centuries. An English engineer has hit upon what appears to be the true explanation. His opinions are supported by the evidence of ancient Inscriptions on tombs and temples. This engineer states that in building a pyramid the Egyptians constructed an inclined roadway to the level of which the work had reached. As the pyramid grew taller the angle of the road constantly grew steeper and its length greater. Up this roadway passed all the material required in building the pyramid, hauled by slaves and pack animals.