2007-10-05 12:27:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
There is no why...only how.
They are huge, man-made objects made of stone. The stone, while slowly weathering in the desert, is not weathering and eroding fast enough that they are gone after only thousands of years.
2007-10-09 12:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by Wayner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why? There is no why. A pyramid has no motives.
How? Well, they are made of rocks, so they can take a beating. Erosion has been taking pieces and pieces away over thousands of years.
Did you know that the British soldiers used the Spinx's nose as target practice, and that's why it isn't there anymore? Of course, this was back in the 1800s, when most of Europe and Africa was ruled by England. It's pretty sad, though.
2007-10-05 19:33:08 · answer #2 · answered by ShadowSky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their structural design, the arid climate and the rock used.
thnks
2007-10-05 20:46:57 · answer #3 · answered by mandira_nk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were built to last. Sand covered over some of them and kept them from being destroyed by weather and stupid people.
2007-10-05 19:33:52 · answer #4 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mainly because of its shape and the climate of the place.
2007-10-06 10:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE ANSWER TO BOTH QUESTIONS IS THE ARID CLIMATE.
2007-10-09 18:51:49 · answer #6 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋