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 M¢25  Funded By Mahalo ? |  November 12, 2009 03:33 PM

How were the stones for Kings Chambers elevated onto the pyramid?

Did the Grand Avenue have huge counter weights moving along a rail to hoist the huge stones upward onto the pyramid platform to be slid into place for the King's chamber?
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November 13, 2009 03:23 PM
The stones for Kings Chambers elevated onto the pyramid through "A MODIFIED HYDRAULIC RAM PUMP AT GIZA".

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"The pyramid had a tall masonry enclosure that was higher than the pyramid’s entrance (1) (see Figure 8). Water was flooded between this masonry wall and the pyramid via tunnels from the ancient Lake Moeris (2). Lake Moeris and the Western Nile were at higher elevations and allowed for water tunnels to gravity feed to this pyramid’s moat1,3 (see Figure 2). One of the water tunnels existed as a “well” in front of the pyramid’s entrance. This well has since been covered with pavement1.

As the moat filled, water flooded the entrance and ran down the descending passage (3) into the subterranean chamber (6).

The pump assembly incorporates the descending passage (3), subterranean chamber (6), the “dead end” shaft (7), the pit (8), the well shaft (4) and grotto (5). To complete the basic hydraulic ram, two blocked tunnels need to be cleared. At the end of the “dead end” shaft exists a plane surface that correlates to the backside of a check-valve. The pit hasn’t been completely cleared of rubble to expose the horizontal shaft, yet. In the running model the water in the well shaft pulsed at the grotto height even though this is below moat elevation.

At the lower end of the descending passage a tunnel leads up towards the lowest of the two upper rooms. This shaft is known as the “well shaft” (4). Until the late 1800’s most of the descending passage, the lower part of the well shaft and the subterranean chamber had been buried for a thousand years2. Indigenous teachings state emphatically that there is still a buried tunnel that leads from the bottom of the subterranean chamber’s pit (8) (see Figure 8) to the location of the ancient Nile River3.

This tunnel was a drain that had a mechanical element at its end. This mechanical element is possibly a sliding stone plug, which opened and closed causing a pulsing action (see Figure 24). The “dead end” shaft (7) terminates 57’ past it’s entrance. It is my hypothesis that the termination is the back face of a closed check valve, and a tunnel exists beyond (see inset Figure 8).

To maintain consistent pulse timing, the pyramid’s moat requires a specific static level. To ensure this, the moat is provided more water than is consumed. "

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http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/piramides/esp_piramide_11a.htm

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• I would like to read more about the hydraulic technology used by the Egyptians. Will you provide a list of books to read about Egyptian useage of hydraulics?


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November 13, 2009 04:28 PM
I've heard about counterweights but a hydraulic pump is very innovative way to lift the large stones.

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November 15, 2009 01:09 AM
How feasible is the theory of a hydraulic pump?

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