Ask science who built the pyramids

Approximately 2.3 million blocks of stone (averaging about 2.5 tons each) had to be cut, transported and assembled to build Khufu’s Great Pyramid and that it took 27 years to build

That's 85,000 blocks per year

233 per day

10 x 2.5 ton blocks per hour, every hour for 27 years

Quarried and transported from a quarry 10 miles away

Granite blocks (6-8 mohs hardness), cut with bronze chisels (Mohs hardness 3), transported without wheels

Ask science who built the pyramids

Approximately 2.3 million blocks of stone (averaging about 2.5 tons each) had to be cut, transported and assembled to build Khufu’s Great Pyramid and that it took 27 years to build

That's 85,000 blocks per year

233 per day

10 x 2500 kg blocks per hour, every hour for 27 years

Quarried and transported from a quarry 10 miles away

Granite blocks (6-8 mohs hardness), cut with bronze chisels (Mohs hardness 3), transported without wheels