Archive · 25 Jan 2026
New Theory on Great Pyramid Construction
Scientists have a new idea about how the Great Pyramid in Egypt was built.
They think the builders used a pulley and counterweight system to lift the heavy stones.
The pyramid has 2.3 million limestone bricks, some weighing over 60 tons.
The researchers believe the pyramid was built from the inside out, starting at the core and moving upwards.
They found clues inside the pyramid, like the Grand Gallery, which they think was used for the pulley system.
This new theory is different from the old idea of using ramps to build the pyramid layer by layer.
The researchers think this method would have been faster and more precise.
A new study proposes that the Great Pyramid was built using a pulley and counterweight system.
The pyramid contains 2.3 million limestone bricks, with the largest weighing over 60 tons.
Construction took approximately 20 years, with one brick laid every minute.
Previous theories suggested the use of construction ramps and a bottom-up layer-by-layer method.
The researchers believe the pyramid was built from the inside out, using internal pathways for counterweights.
- Who
- Dr. Simon Andreas Scheuring and his team
- What
- Proposed a new theory on the construction of the Great Pyramid using a pulley and counterweight system
- When
- The study was published in the journal Nature
- Where
- The Great Pyramid in Egypt
- Why
- To explain how the massive structure was built quickly and efficiently
- Structure
- Great Pyramid
- Bricks
- 2.3 million limestone bricks
- Construction Time
- Approximately 20 years
- Brick Weight
- 2 to 60 tons
- Researchers
- Dr. Simon Andreas Scheuring and team
- Journal
- Nature
- Construction Method
- Pulley and counterweight system