The Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Shepseskaf either did not share an interest in, or have the capacity to undertake pyramid construction like his predecessors.
Piye revived one of the greatest features of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, pyramid construction.
Jean-Pierre Houdin (Paris, 1951) is a French architect perhaps most notable for a theory on pyramid construction.
Talud-tablero is often employed in pyramid construction, found in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
Some of the pyramid constructions have had burials, with skeletons found in various positions, with many offerings, especially ceramics.
These were constructed in a deep open ditch dug before the pyramid construction started and only later covered by the pyramid.
Mendelssohn's pyramid theory suggests explanations to a couple of mysteries in pyramid construction:
Finally, the pyramid construction was stopped due to economic factors, not theft.
The unknowns of pyramid construction chiefly center on the question of how the blocks were moved up the superstructure.
A'ben procured materials for pyramid construction and organized the labor force.