Have you ever wondered how ancient civilizations built pyramids, ziggurats and all of the other wonderous structures from ancient times?
Why with Trigonometry of course but a system using a base 60 math system that was amazingly accurate. I'm a Master Builder by profession so I may find this more interesting that people who see math and their eyes roll back in their heads, if you are one of those people who find math boring or challenging then just scroll down to the conclusions sections at the end of this paper, not everyone enjoys math, sometimes even those of us who use it a lot in our work. 
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I am awful at math, but I do like fantastic work!
Hathacat
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Oct 6, 2018
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I'm guessing the Hanging Gardens of Babylon fall under fantastic work?
@Surfpirate Don't know, never saw them. Have read few reports of them. Love nice gardens though, so I will say that I probably would.
@Hathacat Spectacular in ancient accounts and one of the 7 Wondesr of the Ancient World.
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@Surfpirate I am guessing the fact that anything was lush in the area was what made them a wonder. This article says is might not be Babylon. The water screw and getting plants there alive was the true wonder!
@Hathacat That area was the bread basket of the ancient world but over farming and a change in climate turned it into a dust bowl, the same can be said of the northern Sahara desert.
@Surfpirate Babylon, or the other place?
@Surfpirate That link is about the Sahara. Babylon and Nineveh were both in Iraq. Still no doubt in good farming shape at the time.
@Hathacat That fertile triangle between the Tigris and Euphrates is supposed to be the cradle of civilization but of course only from a Western perspective.
The Egyptians likely used interior ramp ways, at least for the Great Pyramid.
Piratefish
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Oct 6, 2018
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I've found that engineers don't like to think outside the box and the archeologists are better on wild theories than practical engineering, much like architects that way.
As a builder the first thing you learn is that the layout of the foundation is the most critical step in the building process, get that right and the rest of the process goes smoothly, for that you need math.
Surfpirate
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Oct 6, 2018
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I find it infuriating when people insist that the Egyptians could not have built the pyramids or other monumental structures without divine or alian assistance. The math that was needed to accomplish these achievements were not only present, but well developed and in use for centuries prior to construction.
t1nick
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Oct 6, 2018
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I haven't read the link yet but did study archaeology and did wonder how the Ancient Egyptians put a 20 ton block of stone 600 feet in the air.
Maths aside I came to understand that the ancients had a methodology that has, for the most part been lost. It was always about maximising local resources and a logical, low tech approach.
It also took a bit of imagination, vision and some balls lol
ipdg77
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Oct 6, 2018
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