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Originally Posted by WillAdams
The problem w/ that is that we _do_ understand how the Mayans and Egyptians &c. did the things which they did --- ars longa, vita brevis --- they took the long view and worked harder, for less pay than people can conceive of now.
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Precisely.
Between planting crops and harvesting them, there was essentially nothing for most people to do in Egypt, resulting in a huge workforce being available for such projects as building pyramids. Given essentially unlimited manpower, and skilled engineers (both of which the Egyptians possessed) there's very little that cannot be built.