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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "And originally, a Greek historian, Herodotus, proposed the idea the pyramid was built in steps, okay? So it was first a step pyramid, and..."
Jiang presents Houdin's internal-ramp theory as the best construction explanation: an external ramp built the base, counterweights lifted stones, an internal spiral ramp carried stones upward, and limestone casing made the pyramid shine like a star on earth.
"And originally, a Greek historian, Herodotus, proposed the idea the pyramid was built in steps, okay? So it was first a step pyramid, and..."
"So this is how they built the Great Pyramid. What they did was they first constructed an external ramp in order to build the..."
A source-grounded reading of the Great Pyramid as Egypt's Manhattan Project: a divine battery, a state economy, and a wager that a sacred body could control the Nile, unify Egypt, and make peace eternal.
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