Planet Earth is home to several amazing relics from bygone ages, structures that appear to
defy the technological capabilities of their time due to being overly large, heavy, or
intricate.
As a result, some believe the ancient builders of the Egyptian pyramids, Nasca lines, and
other structures were guided by an extraterrestrial instruction manual.
Perhaps the people who built these sites weren't from our world.
To be sure, it's entertaining to speculate on whether or not aliens have visited Earth.
After all, we are on the verge of stretching our reach into space, with destinations such
as Mars in our sights.
However, there is no evidence that aliens have ever visited this planet.
Invoking a supernatural explanation for some of humanity's most gigantic achievements means
ignoring the interesting ways in which prehistoric civilizations managed to build some of the
world's largest and most perplexing structures.
However, some people think outside the box, and some have even argued that these pyramids,
particularly those in Giza, were built by alien beings.
And believe it or not, Elon Musk, the highly famous tech billionaire, is among those who
believe in the alien notion.
The most famous of Egypt's pyramids rise from the desert just outside Cairo, near Giza.
The Pyramids of Giza, which were built about 4,500 years ago, are massive tombs where ancient
queens and pharaohs were buried.
But how did the Egyptians construct these structures?
The Great Pyramid is constructed of millions of carefully hewn stones, each weighing at
least two tons.
Even with today's cranes and other construction technology, constructing a pyramid the size
of Pharaoh Khufu would be a tough task.
The Great Pyramid and the Pyramid of Khafre are the two largest pyramids known to have
been erected in ancient Egypt, and they have become common symbols of ancient Egypt in
the western imagination over time.
During the Hellenistic period, the Giza Pyramid complex drew worldwide attention.
The Great Pyramid was named one of the world's seven wonders, and it is the oldest of the
Ancient Wonders that still stands today.
Valley temples from Khufu's pyramid complex are currently buried beneath the town of Nazlet
El-Samman.
Archaeologists have uncovered diabase paving and nummulitic limestone walls, although this
site has yet to be investigated.
The valley temple was linked to a causeway, the most of which was destroyed when the village
was built.
It led to Khufu's Mortuary Temple.
The basalt pavement is the only trace of this Temple.
This Mortuary Temple was linked to the king's pyramid, which was finished in 2560 BC.
It features three smaller Queens pyramids as well as three boat pits.
These boat trenches actually held a ship, and the two pits on the south side also held
whole ships when excavated.
The famed Khufu ship, which has been rebuilt and is again on exhibit in the grand Egyptian
museum, was one of them.
The complex of Khafre's pyramids includes a valley temple, a Sphinx temple, a Causeway,
a mortuary temple, and the King's Pyramid.
Several statues of Khafre were discovered inside the Valley Temple.
Marriott uncovered numerous additional statues beneath the temple's floor in 1860.
The pyramids of Khafre were finished in 2570 BC.
It appears larger than the surrounding Khufu pyramid due to its higher elevation and steeper
angle of inclination, but it is really smaller in volume.
The Apex of this pyramid still had a dramatic display of casing stones.
Menkaure's pyramid includes a valley temple, a Causeway, a funerary Temple, and the King's
pyramid.
There were many sculptures in Menkaure's valley temple in the past, and during the fifth Dynasty,
a smaller anti-temple was constructed upon the valley Temple.
The Mortuary Temple also housed numerous statues of Menkaure.
This pyramid and its three minor pyramids were completed in 2510 BC.
Menkaure's Temple is the only one of the Giza Pyramid complex's four main monuments that
has lost its original polish.
The limestone casing is complete.
The Great Sphinx of Giza dates from King Khafre's reign.
It is a reclining Sphinx statue made of limestone that faces west to east.
It is located on the Giza Plateau on the West Bank of the Nile, and its face depicts Pharaoh
Khafre.
The first Queen Khentkaus was also buried in Giza.
Her tombs were designated as LG 100 and G 8400.
It is in the Central Area, near the Valley Temple of Menkaure.
The complex of the Queen's pyramids also includes her pyramid, a boat pit, a valley Temple,
and a pyramid settlement.
The majority of architectural theories about the Giza Pyramids are based on the concept
that they were erected by transporting massive stones from a quarry.
They were allegedly pulled and lifted into place, however several experts disagreed on
the practicality of this procedure and recommended alternative methods for moving and stacking
the Stones.
Some archaeologists believe that the Architects of the time refined their techniques throughout
time.
They most likely chose a moderately level section of bedrock that served as a strong
foundation.
They set down the first level of stones after thorough assessments and built the pyramids
in horizontal tiers one above the other.
Almost all of the great pyramid's interior stone appears to have been quarried just to
the south of the building site.
The smooth exterior of the pyramid was built using a fine quality of limestone obtained
across the Nile.
The outer blocks had to be meticulously cut before being delivered by river barge and
dragged up ramps to the construction site.
Only a few outside blocks remain at the Great Pyramid's base, as the majority were removed
for building projects in Cairo between the 5th and 15th centuries.
To maintain the pyramid's symmetry, all of its external casting Stones were cut to be
equal in height and width.
Workers most likely marked all of the blocks to show the angle of the pyramid wall and
then painstakingly cut the surfaces to fit these blocks together.
The Giza Pyramids' three sides were astronomically orientated north-south and east-west.
According to specialists who support the Orion connection theory, the pyramid arrangement
represents the Orion constellation.
According to this fringe hypothesis, the three greatest Pyramids of Giza and the constellation
Orion's Belt are correlated, and this was done on purpose by the original builders of
the Giza Pyramid complex.
In Egyptian mythology, the stars of Orion were frequently identified with Osiris, the
god of rebirth and the afterlife.
Ed Krupp of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and Tony Farrell of the University of Cape
Town in South Africa, on the other hand, independently studied the assertions made by Robert Bauval,
Graham Hancock, Anthony West, and other authors in support of the Orion Connection Theory.
Their rigorous examination exposed flaws in this Theory, primarily due to the less-than-ideal
angle between the alignment of Orion's Belt and North during the time period indicated
by Hancock, Bauval, and other proponents of the Orion correlation Theory.
Elon Musk offered yet another incredible far-fetched theory about the construction of the Giza
Pyramids in 2020.
He may be the wealthiest man on the planet, but some of his controversial ideas and actions
have led some to believe that he is not the smartest.
Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk enraged Egyptians with a weird tweet allegation.
Musk stated in a tweet that the Great Pyramids of Giza were clearly built by aliens.
As expected, the Tweet went viral, and a slew of critics pounced on him.
The outrageous allegation drew a lot of criticism from netizens who were perplexed by a man
of science and technology spreading such ridiculous conspiracy ideas.
The Egyptian minister of international cooperation was adamant about not allowing foreigners
to take credit for the labor and blood of ancient Egyptians who built the huge temples.
Rania Al-Mashat retweeted Musk's message, which was retweeted about 84,000 times.
She wrote: “I follow your work with a lot of admiration.
I invite you and SpaceX to explore the writings about how the pyramids were built and also
to check out the tombs of the pyramid builders.
Mr. Musk, we are waiting for you.”
It wasn't obvious whether the tech billionaire was being serious or sarcastic.
However, most archaeologists believe that the tombs of the pyramid's construction workers
uncovered in the 1990s are conclusive proof that the majestic monuments were built by
ancient Egyptian inhabitants rather than by Advanced aliens who landed on Earth in their
silvery sources.
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawas responded to Elon's tweet with a short video in Arabic
that he shared on social media.
He claimed in the video that Elon Musk's argument was a pure illusion.
He further stated, “I found the tombs of the pyramid builders that tell everyone that
the builders the pyramids are Egyptians, and they were not slaves.”
Elon Musk did, however, afterwards tweet a link to a BBC history webpage on the life
of the pyramid builders.
“This BBC article provided a sensible summary for how it was done,” he added.
This helped to calm down the shocked Twitter users, who recognized that, like many of his
tweets, this one was just an odd musing by the eccentric billionaire.
The labor of quarrying, hauling, setting, and sculpting the enormous quantity of stones
necessary to build the pyramids was done by many thousand expert ancient Egyptian workers,
unskilled laborers, and support workers.
Many bakers, carpenters, water carriers, and others with relevant talents participated
to the endeavor.
There is much speculation about the exact number of personnel required to complete such
a big undertaking.
During his visit to Giza in 450 BC, Greek historian Herodotus was told by Egyptian priests
that the Great Pyramid had taken four hundred thousand men to erect in three-month shifts
of one hundred thousand men.
However, evidence from the tomb reveals that a single pyramid took roughly 30 years to
build with a workforce of 10 thousand laborers working in three-month shifts.
Mark Lena and his crew discovered a village where the pyramid laborers used to dwell outside
the massive stone wall that surrounded the Giza Pyramid complex.
The settlement is located southeast of the complexes of Khafre and Menkaure.
Archaeologists unearthed communal sleeping rooms, bakeries, breweries, kitchens, a hospital,
and even a cemetery in this workers community.
This village dates from the fourth Dynasty, between 2520 and 2472 BC, after the time of
Khufu and the completion of the Great Pyramid.
The construction of this urban complex, according to Lena and the area team, must have been
extremely rapid.
All of the construction most likely took place between the reigns of Khafre and Menkaure,
the architects of the second and third pyramids.
The team employed ceramic fragments, seal impressions, and stratigraphy to date the
location.
Based on their findings, the experts concluded that this was one of the world's earliest
planned urban settlements, dating back to the time of two Giza Pyramid builders, Khafre
and Menkaure.
The Great Pyramids of Giza are huge constructions that continue to perplex archaeologists and
historians with their mysterious secrets and mind-boggling level of accuracy in their construction.
These pyramids demonstrate not just that the ancient Egyptians were capable of sophisticated
building; comprehensive investigations of these pyramids have proven that the Egyptians
of the Old Kingdom were far more intelligent.
They possessed a tremendous pool of knowledge, as well as some astounding tools and incredible
engineering expertise.
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