How hard could it be to build a pyramid? Find out as Sabrina creates a scale model of the Great Pyramid of Giza using time-accurate techniques and supplies from her local craft store. Watch new episodes of The Engineering That Built the World on Sundays at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at http://history.com/schedule. #HistoryRemadeWithSabrina Subscribe for more HISTORY: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Check out exclusive HISTORY content: History Newsletter - https://histv.co/newsletter Website - https://histv.co/History Facebook - https://histv.co/Facebook Twitter - https://histv.co/Twitter HISTORY® is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network’s all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, premium documentaries, and scripted event programming. CREDITS Executive Producer Sabrina Cruz Melissa Fernandes Taha Khan Producer Molly Williams Researcher George Lawson Writer Sabrina Cruz Host Sabrina Cruz Director Melissa Fernandes Assistant Director River Shepperd Production Assistant Gabrielle Augustin Story Editor Stephanie Castillo Editor Chase Madsen Animators Krisztina Varga Olivér Varga Executive Producers Sarah Walker Brian Huffman Executive Creative Director, A+E Networks Tim Nolan VP, Marketing Production, A+E Networks Kate Leonard VP, Brand Creative, History Matt Neary Music Courtesy of Audio Network Additional Footage and Photos Provided By Wikimedia Commons Pexels.com Library of Congress Produced by Answer in Progress for HISTORY® ©2021 A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. SOURCES ‘A Spurred Spiral Ramp for the Great Pyramid of Giza’ (2020), Stephen Brichieri-Colomi in PJAEE, 17, 3, available at: https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/5 Ancient Egypt : Anatomy of a Civilisation, (2006) B. Kemp, Taylor & Francis Group. Building the Great Pyramid in One Year: An Engineer's Report, (2007), G. Fonte, Algora Publishing. Giza and the Pyramids: The Definitive History, (2017), M. Lehner, and Z. Hawass, University of Chicago Press. ‘Giza Pyramids Construction: an ancient‑inspired metaheuristic algorithm for optimization’, (2020) Harifi, Mohammadzadeh, et al. in Evolutionary Intelligence, available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12065-020-00451-3 How the great Pyramid was Built, (2004), C. Smith, Smithsonian Books. Seven wonders of the Ancient World, (2000), P. Clayton, and M. Price, Taylor & Francis Group. ‘Shape shifting lizard people, Israelite slaves, and other theories of pyramid building: Notes on labor, nationalism, and archaeology in Egypt’, (2008), L. Wynn, in Journal of Social Archaeology, 8, 2. available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1469605308089973 ‘Sliding Friction on Wet and Dry Sand’ (2014), Fall, Weber, et al. in Physical Review Letters, 112, 17. available at: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.175502 ‘Learning from the Past: The Ancient Egyptians and Geotechnical Engineering’ (2013), S.W. Agaiby, M.K. El-Ghamrawy, S.M. Ahmed, published by The Indian Geotechnical Society ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the joke under the fold! The History Channel asked me if I knew how to build an Egyptian pyramid and I said, "Uh... Up to a point?" Leave a comment with the word PYRAMID to let me know you were here!