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Originally Posted by ianathuth
Things like how they managed to build the pyramids and other amazing feats that defy logic. Could it be that someone, maybe in the future, did (will) go back in time and show the ancient Egyptians how to do it?
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If nobody now knows how they did it, how can someone go back in time to show them?
One of the first things I realised studying archaeology is that modern humans have a tendency to equate a lack of technological advancement with a lack of intelligence. When you actually hold ancient artefacts in your hands - like a perfectly carved ceremonial axehead, made of polished Langdale slate - you realise that these people were just as real and just as intelligent as you or I, and in some cases more so. I am sure the Egyptians managed to build the pyramids all by themselves. Just because we can't work out how to solve a problem using a limited set of tools and resources doesn't mean that nobody back then was capable of solving it!
If I were to go back in time, I might visit Egypt too, to watch them building the pyramids and to ask them what the Sphynx is for. However I would nip forwards in time first to acquire some Universal Translator kind of technology as I am a right dunce at learning other languages.