The video argues that a pair of yoked oxen could pull roughly 6–7.5 tons—enough for the Great Pyramid’s average 2.5-ton limestone block. It points to Frank Müller-Römer’s 2015 feasibility paper, which discusses ox-drawn sledges and models a possible 7–8° ramp gradient. NOVA gives the average block as 2.3 metric tonnes (2.5 US tons).
Feasibility study: yoked oxen could haul a 2.5-ton pyramid block
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Key facts
- NOVA gives the average Great Pyramid limestone block as about 2.3 metric tonnes (2.5 US tons).
- The video estimates that one trained ox could pull 1–2.5 tons and a yoked pair 6–7.5 tons, depending on terrain and training.
- The relevant source is Frank Müller-Römer’s 2015 paper, “Basic considerations on the construction of pyramids in Egypt,” not a 2017 paper.
- The paper discusses ox-drawn sledges and models possible transport-ramp gradients of roughly 7–8°; it does not establish that the historical ramps had that slope.
- The video cites faunal evidence for about 4,000 lb of meat consumed daily at Giza and notes that oxen were already used in Old Kingdom agriculture.
- Large Aswan granite blocks weighed tens of tons and required multiple ox teams; “yoked” is the correct spelling.
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