🤔 Who came up with the idea for the very first pyramid? Why and how did they build it? Did they know we’d still be talking about these mysterious structures, thousands of years later? Get your questions answered TONIGHT on Legends of the Pharaohs: Egypt’s First Pyramid. This brand new show premieres at 8PM. | Smithsonian Channel

100K views · 256 reactions | In 1992, Mark Lehner and Roger Hopkins led a team of 44 workers to build a small pyramid using ancient Egyptian methods. They moved 186 stones, each over 2 tons, using only copper chisels and wooden sledges. In three weeks, they proved that human skill and simple tools were enough to build the pyramids, debunking myths about alien technology. | History Fact Zone | Facebook