The video explores the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The pyramid was built around 4,500 years ago, and its construction remains a mystery. Archaeologists have been trying to uncover the secrets of the pyramid for centuries, and recent discoveries have shed some light on the process.
The video takes viewers to Wadi al-Jarf, a site 200 km from the pyramid, where archaeologists have discovered a secret storeroom containing the oldest papyrus in the world. The papyrus reveals the story of a supervisor named Merer, who worked for King Khufu, the builder of the pyramid. The papyrus describes how Merer and his team of 40 workers traveled to the Sinai Peninsula to collect copper, which was used to make tools for cutting the limestone blocks used in the pyramid's construction.
The video also shows how archaeologists have experimented with cutting limestone using copper tools, and have discovered that the ancient Egyptians used water to lubricate the tools, making the cutting process much faster.
To understand how the blocks were transported to the pyramid site, archaeologists have been studying the site of Hatnub, where the ancient Egyptians quarried a special type of stone called Egyptian alabaster. The site reveals a system of ramps and pulleys used to haul the stone blocks up from the quarry.
The video concludes that, despite the many mysteries still surrounding the pyramid's construction, recent discoveries have helped to shed some light on the process, and researchers continue to uncover new secrets about this ancient wonder.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Wadi al-Jarf is an area close to the shores of the Red Sea, 200 km from Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza.
2. The area is home to a limestone mound with tunnels made by cutting stones, which were blocked with stones weighing thousands of tons.
3. The tunnels were hidden for 45 centuries before being discovered.
4. The Ancient Egyptians had hidden something in the tunnels that they did not want to bring to the world.
5. 118 pyramids have been found in Egypt, but many more are believed to be hidden under sand dunes.
6. The largest pyramid in the world is the Pyramid of Khufu, located in the Egyptian city of Cairo.
7. The Pyramid of Khufu is 480 feet high and was built by Egyptian king Khufu.
8. The pyramid next to it, the Pyramid of Khafre, is 450 feet high and was built by King Khafre, son of King Khufu.
9. 2.5 million square and rectangle blocks of limestone were used to make each pyramid, with each block weighing 2500 kg.
10. The weight of each block is equivalent to the weight of two Hatchback cars.
11. The pyramids were built 45 centuries ago without the use of machinery.
12. The area where the pyramids were built was once a flourishing city of ancient Egyptians, but it got submerged under several feet of sand due to unknown reasons.
13. In 1798, the French military leader Napoleon came to capture Egypt, and the Pyramid and the Sphinx were buried more than halfway through the sand.
14. Excavation work continued for the next hundred years to remove sand, and a major discovery was made in the 1980s.
15. Near the Pyramid of Khafre, the skeleton of the workers who built Khafre's Pyramid was found.
16. The workers were not slaves, but were given good food and medical treatment.
17. The workers were buried near the pyramids as a mark of respect for building their king's pyramids.
18. A seaport was found on the coast of the Red Sea, 200 km from the pyramid site, which was suspected to have been used during the reign of King Khufu.
19. The seaport was discovered to be a major hub for the importation of copper, which was used to make tools for the construction of the pyramids.
20. A papyrus was found in the seaport, which was the oldest papyrus found in the world.
21. The papyrus was written by a supervisor named Merer, who worked for King Khufu.
22. The papyrus was a record book of the work done by Merer and his 40 workers.
23. The workers used to unload copper from boats and transport it to the pyramid site using donkeys.
24. The copper was used to make tools, which were used to cut limestone blocks for the pyramids.
25. A team of archaeologists experimented with cutting limestone blocks using copper tools and found that it was possible to cut the blocks with the help of water.
26. The limestone blocks were cut into perfect shape using copper tools and water.
27. The blocks were then transported to the pyramid site using ramps and pulleys made of wood.
28. The ramps were discovered at the location of Hatnub, 30 km from the pyramid site in Giza.
29. The ramps were used to carry large stone blocks up to the top of the pyramid.
30. The construction of the Pyramid is still considered one of the biggest mysteries in the world.