Computational Reconstruction of the Great Pyramid: A Full-Scale Archaeoengineering Feasibility Study
This study presents the most detailed high-resolution simulation to date of the construction feasibility, material-transport dynamics, and structural evolution of the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Using a multi-parameter physical model—including gravitational field behavior, magnetic-flux interactions, environmental load cycles, friction and terrain modeling, and labor constraint dynamics—the system evaluates 2.3 million blocks, a 30-year construction window, and 4096 parallel scenarios. The results reveal optimal ramp geometries, emergent material-transport pathways, harmonic mechanical strategies, water-assisted hauling feasibility, and a highly stable structural coherence metric (6.403). The simulation provides new insight into ancient engineering capabilities, demonstrating that complex construction strategies were not only feasible, but naturally emergent under realistic Bronze Age constraints. This dataset includes:• full simulation parameters• stability metrics• emergent blueprint encoding• predicted material properties• reconstruction notes and synthesis conditions• environmental and labor models• time-step integration data This work offers a unique and rigorous computational lens for understanding how one of humanity’s most extraordinary structures could have been engineered.
Institutions
- Lumen (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17657346
- Primary Topic
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00