From Angkor Wat to Stonehenge: How Ancient People Moved Mountains

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From temples to pyramids to statues, ancient techniques moved giant blocks.

Icon of Khmer civilization, Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Photograph by Robert Clark, National Geographic

The temple of Angkor Wat, the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, and the famous statues on Easter Island were all built without the conveniences of modern technology. Ancient peoples didn't have access to forklifts, hydraulic cranes, or flatbed trucks. So how did they build the temples and statues that we admire today?

From Angkor Wat to Stonehenge: How Ancient People Moved Mountains

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