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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Here you go.

I'm not saying those are the exact techniques that were used to build the pyramids, but they demonstrate that massive stones can be easily lifted and accurately placed using only "primitive" resources and leverage.