By adjusting the counterweight, workers could raise or lower massive blocks with minimal ... digs near the Great Pyramid of Giza have uncovered remnants of wooden beams and pulley-like devices ...

Builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid ... blocks, each weighing up to around 2,500 kilograms. Suggested techniques include ramps, cranes, rope-and-pulley devices, and rolling wooden rods ...

On average, the over two million blocks of stone used to build Khufu's pyramid weigh 2.5 tons ... built out of mud, stone, and wood were used as transportation causeways for moving the large ...

dug under a stone wall on the south side of the Great Pyramid. Beneath a layer of earth mixed with wood chips, charcoal, and powdered limestone, Mallakh revealed a row of 40 limestone blocks lined ...