The construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramid has long baffled archaeologists, with no surviving ancient texts explaining how its massive stone blocks were lifted and assembled so quickly. Such irregularities are difficult to explain if the pyramid was built neatly from the ground up using external ramps. Instead, the offsets suggest builders were working around mechanical constraints imposed by internal lifting systems. However, smaller corridors or remnants of internal ramps may still exist in the outer portions of the structure, particularly higher up. If supported by future discoveries, Scheuring’s proposal could reshape how archaeologists understand not only the Great Pyramid but also pyramid construction across ancient Egypt.

Source: Daily Mail January 20, 2026 20:50 UTC